A qualitative study of decision-making and safety in ambulance service transitions

• Main Authors: Rachel O'Hara (Author), Maxine Johnson (Author), Enid Hirst (Author), Andrew Weyman (Author), Deborah Shaw (Author), Peter Mortimer (Author), Chris Newman (Author), Matthew Storey (Author), Janette Turner (Author), Suzanne Mason (Author), Tom Quinn (Author), Jane Shewan (Author), A Niroshan Siriwardena (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Decisions made by front-line ambulance staff are often time critical and based on limited information, but wrong decisions in this context could have serious consequences for patients. There has been little research carried out in the ambulance service setting to identify areas of risk a...