Patient safety and patient assessment in pre-hospital care: a study protocol

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Johan Herlitz¹  Anna Kängström¹  Christer Axelsson¹  Anneli Strömsöe³  Lena Nilsson²  Magnus Andersson Hagiwara¹ 

[1] Centre for Prehospital Research, Faculty of Caring Science, Work Life and Social Welfare, University of Borås, Borås, SE-501 90, Sweden;Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, SE-581 85, Sweden;School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalens högskola, Västerås, SE-721 23, Sweden

关键词: Patient safety;    Pre-hospital care;    Patient assessment;    Adverse events;   

Others  :  1235799
DOI  :  10.1186/s13049-016-0206-7

 received in 2015-10-31, accepted in 2016-02-02,  发布年份 2016

【 摘 要 】

Background

Patient safety issues in pre-hospital care are poorly investigated. The aim of the planned study is to survey patient safety problems in pre-hospital care in Sweden.

Methods/Design

The study is a retro-perspective structured medical record review based on the use of 11 screening criteria. Two instruments for structured medical record review are used: a trigger tool instrument designed for pre-hospital care and a newly development instrument designed to compare the pre-hospital assessment with the final hospital assessment. Three different ambulance organisations are participating in the study. Every month, one rater in each organisation randomly collects 30 medical records for review. With guidance from the review instrument, he/she independently reviews the record. Every month, the review team meet for a discussion of problematic reviews. The results will be analysed with descriptive statistics and logistic regression.

Discussion

The findings will make an important contribution to knowledge about patient safety issues in pre-hospital care.

【 授权许可】

   
2016 Hagiwara et al.

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