SAFETY GOALS: Simulation to improve handoff, airway & bariatric patient safety

摘要

In our last column, we discussed an EMS patient safety culture as it relates to the 10 EMS safety goals identified by the Center for Patient Safety. In our next two articles, we'll discuss in more detail the remaining EMS identified patient safety goals. (Table 1 provides examples of simulation activities for building a culture of patient safety into your students.) HAMDOFF OF CARE: It's estimated that handoff of care is the most dangerous point in patient care that can lead to medical errors. Vital information can easily be lost in translation or forgotten if not provided in a written format. Due to the risk involved, adopting a standardized mechanism to handoff patients between health- care providers is essential to improving patient safety. Throughout healthcare, a well-accepted acronym for improving patient hand-off is the acronym SBAR, which stands for situation, background, assessment and recommendations. Patient handoff is an EMS safety goal that can overlap into most EMS simulation activities.