Lost in translation? Information quality in pediatric pre-hospital medical emergencies with a language barrier in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In pediatric medical emergencies, paramedics and emergency physicians must often rely on the information of third parties, often caregivers, to gather information. Failing to obtain relevant information may lead to misinterpretation of symptoms and subsequent errors in decision making and clinical treatment. Thus, children and/or caregivers with limited proficiency of the locally spoken language may be at risk for medical errors. This study analyzes logs of rescue missions to determine whether paramedics could obtain essential information from German-speaking and foreign-language children and their caregivers.

Methods

We conducted a secondary data analysis based on retrospective data on pediatric patients of four emergency medical services (EMS) stations in Northe

SUBMITTER: Muller F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10283249 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature