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ArticleMedizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin2024

[Handover protocols in the emergency department].

Felix Patricius Hans, Julian Krehl, Matthias Kühn, Matthias Wilhelm Fuchs, Gerda Weiser, Hans-Jörg Busch, Leo Benning

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Article in Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Core curriculum of intensive care and emergency medicine in internal medicine].Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Felix Patricius HansZentrum für Notfall und Rettungsmedizin, Universitäts-Notfallzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Sir-Hans-A.-Krebs-Straße, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland. felix.hans@uniklinik-freiburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7164-7624
Julian KrehlZentrum für Notfall und Rettungsmedizin, Universitäts-Notfallzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Sir-Hans-A.-Krebs-Straße, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland.
Matthias KühnZentrum für Notfall und Rettungsmedizin, Universitäts-Notfallzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Sir-Hans-A.-Krebs-Straße, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland.
Matthias Wilhelm FuchsZentrum für Notfall und Rettungsmedizin, Universitäts-Notfallzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Sir-Hans-A.-Krebs-Straße, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland.
Gerda WeiserZentrum für Notfall und Rettungsmedizin, Universitäts-Notfallzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Sir-Hans-A.-Krebs-Straße, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland.
Hans-Jörg BuschZentrum für Notfall und Rettungsmedizin, Universitäts-Notfallzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Sir-Hans-A.-Krebs-Straße, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland.
Leo BenningZentrum für Notfall und Rettungsmedizin, Universitäts-Notfallzentrum, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Sir-Hans-A.-Krebs-Straße, 79106, Freiburg, Deutschland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patient handovers are a vital juncture in the flow of medical information, and regardless of the mode of handover-oral, written, or combined-it often poses a risk of information loss. This could potentially jeopardize patient safety and influences subsequent treatment. The exchange of information in emergency care settings between paramedics and emergency personnel is particularly prone to errors due to situational specifics such as high ambient noise, the involvement of multiple disciplines, and the need for urgent decision-making in life-threatening situations. As handover training is not yet universally incorporated into education and ongoing training programs, there is a high degree of variability in how it is carried out in practice. However, strategies aimed at enhancing the handover process carry substantial potential for improving staff satisfaction, process quality, and possibly even having a positive prognostic impact.

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Emergency Medical ServicesPatient HandoffAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunicationEmergency Service, HospitalHumansEmergency medical servicesEmergency medicineIntersectoral collaborationPatient safetyValue-based healthcare

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