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Fig. 1
The total data transferred by EMS to ED personnel in the motor vehicle crash scenario.
Fig. 2
The total physician satisfaction in all scenarios transferred to ED personnel.
The integration of emergency medical services (EMS) with other health care providers, particularly emergency department (ED)–based personnel, has been identified as an area deserving of attention and improvement [1]. The enhancement of communication, particularly at patient transfer, between EMS and the ED health care team is certainly a first step to such integration. We write to you with the results of an ED-based study that we performed involving both qualitative and quantitative analysis of patient-specific data relayed to the ED staff by EMS at the time of patient transfer of care in the ED.
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