Information flow during pediatric trauma care transitions: things falling through the cracks.

Peter Leonard Titus Hoonakker; Abigail Rayburn Wooldridge; Bat-Zion Hose; Pascale Carayon; Ben Eithun; Thomas Berry Brazelton; Jonathan Emerson Kohler; Joshua Chud Ross; Deborah Ann Rusy; Shannon Mason Dean; Michelle Merwood Kelly; Ayse Pinar Gurses

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Information flow during pediatric trauma care transitions: things falling through the cracks.

September 11, 2019

Hoonakker PLT, Wooldridge AR, Hose B-Z, et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2019;14(5):797-805.

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Patient acuity and the need for interdisciplinary collaboration contribute to patient safety issues in trauma care. This qualitative study explored perceptions of handoff safety in pediatric trauma patients and found a high potential for information loss due to the rapidity of handoffs and the multiple disciplines involved.

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