Measurement and monitoring patient safety in prehospital care: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prehospital care is potentially hazardous with the possibility for patients to experience an adverse event. However, as compared to secondary care, little is known about how patient safety is managed in prehospital care settings.

Objectives

The objectives of this systematic review were to identify and classify the methods of measuring and monitoring patient safety that have been used in prehospital care using the five dimensions of the Measuring and Monitoring Safety (MMS) framework and use this classification to identify where there are safety 'blind spots' and make recommendations for how these deficits could be addressed.

Methods

Searches were conducted in January 2020, with no limit on publication year, using Medline, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Web of Science an

SUBMITTER: O'connor P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10517741 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature