How do emergency departments respond to ambulance pre-alert calls? A qualitative exploration of the management of pre-alerts in UK emergency departments
Improving processes for receiving and sharing pre-alert information may help ED clinicians prepare appropriately for incoming patients. Alternative routes for ambulance clinicians to seek advice on borderline pre-alert patients may help to improve the appropriateness of pre-alerts.
Authors
- Jaqui Long (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-6195)
- Steve Goodacre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0803-8444)
- Rachel O’Hara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4074-6854)
- Joanne Coster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0599-4222)
- Fiona Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4503-1903)
- Fiona Sampson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2321-0302)
Institutions
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emergency Medicine Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2023-213854
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.38
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research