刊物主题:Theory of Medicine/Bioethics; Statistical Theory and Methods; Statistics for Life Sciences, Medicine, Health Sciences;
出版者:BioMed Central
ISSN:1471-2288
卷排序:17
文摘
BackgroundParamedics make important and increasingly complex decisions at scene about patient care. Patient safety implications of influences on decision making in the pre-hospital setting were previously under-researched. Cutting edge perspectives advocate exploring the whole system rather than individual influences on patient safety. Ethnography (the study of people and cultures) has been acknowledged as a suitable method for identifying health care issues as they occur within the natural context. In this paper we compare multiple methods used in a multi-site, qualitative study that aimed to identify system influences on decision making.