Hazardous Handover
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In this case, a middle-aged male presents to a community hospital emergency department at approximately midnight with chest pain. He is seen and diagnosed quickly with unstable angina. He receives acetylsalicylic acid, is anticoagulated, and is kept overnight pending a consult to cardiology in the morning. At 07:00 hours, he is transferred to an oncoming physician who takes further history and determines that the diagnosis is wrong. Several aspects of decision making are discussed, including overconfidence, dysphoria, fatigue, and sleep deprivation.
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1977 ◽
Vol 6
(10)
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pp. 449-452
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1996 ◽
Vol 10
(2)
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pp. 49-57
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2020 ◽
Vol 75
(1)
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pp. 49-56
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