The emergency handover of critical patients is used to describe the moment when
responsibility for the care of a patient is transferred from one critical patient care healthcare …

Objectives To design and construct an assessment tool for the handover of critical patients in
the urgent care and emergency setting. Research methodology This metric and descriptive …

Background/Objectives: Patient handover is the process by which the responsibility for care
is transferred from one health care professional to another. Given the lack of validated …

Background Emergency handover of critical patients is used to describe the moment of
union between prehospital and hospital health team. However, the literature shows several …

BACKGROUND: Receiving a patient handover from an ambulance crew occurs many times
during the day across the country. Handover has major implications for subsequent patient …

Background The handover and transport of critically ill pediatric patients requires
communication amongst multiple disciplines. Poor communication is a leading cause of …

Handover has major implications for patient care. The handover process between
ambulance and emergency department (ED) staff has been sparsely investigated. The …

AIM: To provide a critical review of research on clinical handover between the ambulance
service and emergency department (ED) in hospitals. METHOD: Data base and hand …

Objective To review the available information on clinical practice guidelines for person-
centred and current handover practices between emergency care practitioners (ECPs) and …

Objectives The clinical handover of critically ill postoperative patients from the operating
theatre to the intensive care unit is a dynamic and complex process that can lead to …