2016
DOI: 10.1017/cem.2016.362
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A prospective evaluation of the availability and utility of the Ambulance Call Record in the emergency department

Abstract: Objective: To determine how often the Ambulance Call Record (ACR) was available to emergency department (ED) physicians and whether it contained information that changed the ED management of patients. Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of adult patients transported to one of two tertiary care centre EDs. Physicians completed a data collection form for each patient regarding ACR availability and the perceived value of the ACR. This study began shortly after the implementation of a new electronic ACR (… Show more

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“…In addition, the ED environment and the processes in which handover takes place are potentially negative aspects in handover e cacy. The ED has been described as a "complex, high-risk clinical environment" [10] that is also "loud and chaotic" [11]. The noisy ED environment has been identi ed as a distractor to effective handover by complicating the receiver's ability to listen effectively [12,13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, the ED environment and the processes in which handover takes place are potentially negative aspects in handover e cacy. The ED has been described as a "complex, high-risk clinical environment" [10] that is also "loud and chaotic" [11]. The noisy ED environment has been identi ed as a distractor to effective handover by complicating the receiver's ability to listen effectively [12,13].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%