S.A.F.E. huddle in the emergency department
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Shona Fitzgerald, Barbara O'Donnell, Anne Healy, Darren McLoughlin, Emergency Department, Mercy University Hospital, Grenville Place, Cork, Ireland.Issue Date
2022-06-23Keywords
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTPATIENT SAFETY
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
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Mercy University Hospital Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement Day 2022Citation
Fitzgerald, S., O'Donnell, B., Healy, A., McLoughlin, D. (2022) 'S.A.F.E. huddle in the emergency department', Mercy University Hospital Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement Day 2022. Cork, Mercy University Hospital, 23 June 2022.Abstract
Background / Problem Identified: A high volume of patients with undifferentiated diagnoses attend the Emergency Department complicated by high acuity and risk of deterioration. This risk increased during the pandemic when the department was divided into single rooms for isolation reducing the level of visual observation. The challenge was keeping these patients safe behind the closed doors. We needed to enhance communication within the multidisciplinary team to create a safer environment for both staff and patients. The issue of unrecognised deterioration or failure to escalate is identified as a risk to patient safety.Item Type
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