Implementation of Prehospital Handover in the Emergency Department: A Proposed Novel SRCA Checklist in Saudi Arabia
Authors:
Yousef Mohammad Alsofayan
, Ahlam Suliman Alomar
, Abdulaziz Amer Alsuwayyigh
, Yazed Alruthia
, Saqer Althunayyan
, Taimour Shukrallah Jan
, Mahmoud Sulub Alsomali
, Ali Mohammed Ali Almatari
, Fahad S. Alhajjaj
, Jalal M. Alowais
Abstract
Background: Maintaining effective clinical handover between prehospital services and emergency departments is crucial to recognize critical cases, guiding proper management, and determining final outcomes. Methods: This is a single-center cross-sectional study that was conducted between October 15, 2021, and July 30, 2022, in a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A novel handover tool (SRCA checklist) was developed, and eight emergency medicine consultants checked its content validity. It contains 4 domains and 12 items and is based on previously validated tools after an extensive literature review and experts' opinions. The primary outcome of this study was to validate the newly developed tool aimed at assessing the quality of handover skills between prehospital medical care providers and emergency departments. The tool's reliability was examined using Cronbach's alpha method, while factor analysis with varimax rotation was used to examine the construct validity. Results: 147 handovers were captured in this study. Almost 50% of the observed handovers adhered to 7 out of 12 checklist criteria for assessing the handover quality. The chief complaint and associated symptoms were reported in 94.56% (n=139) of cases, and verbalizing of the Airway–Breathing–Circulation–Disability–Exposure (ABCDE) was seen in 75% (n=111) of cases.Keywords: Clinical handover, Prehospital service .Emergency departments, Handover tool Quality of handover skills
Pubmed Style
Yousef Mohammad Alsofayan, Ahlam Suliman Alomar, Abdulaziz Amer Alsuwayyigh, Yazed Alruthia, Saqer Althunayyan, Taimour Shukrallah Jan, Mahmoud Sulub Alsomali, Ali Mohammed Ali Almatari, Fahad S. Alhajjaj, Jalal M. Alowais. Implementation of Prehospital Handover in the Emergency Department: A Proposed Novel SRCA Checklist in Saudi Arabia. SJE Med. 2023; 01 (December 2023): 151-156. doi:10.24911/SJEMed/72-1688855022
Publication History
Received: July 10, 2023
Accepted: August 11, 2023
Published: December 01, 2023
Authors
Yousef Mohammad Alsofayan
Decision Support Unit, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ahlam Suliman Alomar
Saudi Board Certified In Emergency Medicine, Emergency Department, Ministry of health, First health cluster, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Amer Alsuwayyigh
Emergency resident KSMC Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Yazed Alruthia
Professor of Health Policy and Economics Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabi
Saqer Althunayyan
Department of Accident and Trauma, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz College for Emergency Medical Services, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Taimour Shukrallah Jan
Emergency medicine physician, Saudi Red Crescent Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud Sulub Alsomali
Emergency Medicine Consultant, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ali Mohammed Ali Almatari
Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Operations Center, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Fahad S. Alhajjaj
Department of Emergency Medicine, Unaizah, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia
Jalal M. Alowais
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia