Clinical handover in the trauma setting: a qualitative study of paramedics and trauma team members.

Sue Evans; Angela Murray; Ian Patrick; Mark FitzGerald; Sue Smith; Peter Cameron

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Clinical handover in the trauma setting: a qualitative study of paramedics and trauma team members.

September 8, 2010

Evans S, Murray A, Patrick I, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):e57.

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This qualitative study draws on interviews with paramedics and trauma team members to highlight opportunities to improve handoffs between the two groups in their time-pressured environments.

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