Handoffs: transitions of care for children in the emergency department. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Handoffs: transitions of care for children in the emergency department. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Organizational Policy/Guidelines
 
• Published November 2016

Handoffs: transitions of care for children in the emergency department.

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine; American College of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee; Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee. Pediatrics. 2016;138:e20162680.

Improvement efforts have focused on care transitions, which are known to be vulnerable to communication failures. This guideline provides recommendations for ensuring handoffs are performed in pediatric emergency care and suggests adherence to standard communication methods, coupled with effective training on the use of those tools, can improve the safety of transitions.

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