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Patient care, square-rigger sailing, and safety.

January 31, 2011

Henkind SJ, Sinnett C. JAMA. 2008;300(14):1691-3.

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To maximize safety, information handoff and shift change communications are structured distinctly on a tall ship: the oncoming crew presents the information. This commentary explains how this and other safety techniques employed by the US Coast Guard, including having dedicated "safety observers," could be useful in health care.

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General Internal Medicine

Hospital Medicine

Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems

Communication between Providers

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