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What whiteboards in a trauma center operating suite can teach us about emergency department communication.
Xiao Y, Schenkel S, Faraj S, Mackenzie CF, Moss J. Ann Emerg Med. 2007;50:387-95.

The authors observed and photographed ways in which staff used a whiteboard in a surgical trauma unit and found that the board was an effective tool for team collaboration and communication.
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