Assessing the accuracy of trauma patient prioritization

Communication Design Quarterly Sep 2015

Assessing the accuracy of trauma patient prioritization

Theodore A. Avtgis ; David Kappel ; E. Phillips Polack ; Alison Wilson ; Jennifer Knight

Abstract

This study sought to investigate the effectiveness of an information exchange protocol (M.I.S.E.R) designed to increase the effectiveness of messages pertaining to rural trauma patients and triage prioritization. Trained coders were randomly assigned to three conditions; audio, transcript, and transcript and audio. Participants coded several hundred actual information exchanges between first responders and medical command operators. Findings confirm the effectiveness of the M.I.S.E.R. information exchange protocol as well as the effectiveness of exchanging crisis messages via two-way radio as compared to having a transcript of the call or both audio recordings and transcripts. Implications for communication design, healthcare practitioners, and effective modes for exchanging crisis communication messages are presented.

Journal: Communication Design Quarterly
Published: 2015-09-17
DOI: 10.1145/2826972.2826980
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Topics: multimodality multilingual writers

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