A time-motion study of ambulance-to-emergency department radio communications From: Prehospital Emergency Care | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: Penner, Mark S; Cone, David C; MacMillan, Don | Copyright Hanley & Belfus, Inc. Apr/Jun 2003. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Objective. A prospective time-motion study of radio communication between inbound ambulances and emergency department (ED) triage personnel was conducted to assess hospital triage staff time utilized, and how often radio reports result in actions taken in the ED to prepare for patient arrival. The study hypothesis was that reports for "priority 2" (P2, nonemergent) patients rarely provide information that is acted upon in the ED prior to the patient's arrival. Methods. The stu...

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