How do nurses enable effective ambulance handovers?: Patient handovers are time-critical, complex processes and structured methods are essential to preserve key information.

Emergency nurse · 2025-11-04 · Other / unclear

Abstract

The handover of patients arriving by ambulance at emergency departments (EDs) represents a time-critical event. Having a well understood assessment method supported by responsive operational processes, can improve outcomes for patients and regional safety.

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Ambulance & prehospital nurses · Communication & handover