Under-triage in telephone consultation is related to non-normative symptom description and interpersonal communication: a mixed methods study
Abstract Background Telephone consultation and triage are used to limit the workload on emergency departments. Lack of visual cues and clinical tests put telephone consultations to a disadvantage compared to face-to-face consultations increasing the risk of under-triage. Under-triage occurs in telep...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-017-0390-0 |