Clinical Handover
An explicit transfer of information supporting the transfer of clinical accountability and responsibility between healthcare professionals to enable continuity of care for the patient
Table of contents
IMIST-AMBO
| Element | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| I | Identification | Gender, age, name |
| M | Mechanism / medical complaint | Mechanism of injury or presenting complaint (PC) |
| I | Injuries / information relevant to PC | Patient assessment findings & HPC |
| S | Signs / Symptoms | VSS |
| T | Treatment / trends | |
| A | Allergies | |
| M | Medications | |
| B | Background | PMHx (that hasn’t been relevant above) |
| O | Other | Social Hx; Goals of Care; Belongings |
ISOBAR
ISOBAR is the WA Department of Health mandated framework for clinical handover, realistically however it does not fit overly well into a handover of care from paramedics to ED staff but may be useful for consultations with clinicians working in the control room (e.g. medical advisors, clinical support paramedics)
| I | Identify |
| S | Situation |
| O | Observations |
| B | Background |
| A | Agree to plan |
| R | Readback |