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    The notice is aimed at preventing potential miscommunication amongst emergency room staff. It informs staff that EMS narratives have increasingly used creative, colloquial terms and non-standard abbreviations when describing patients and conditions. To reduce confusion and risk of medical errors, all staff are now required to only use correct and accepted terminology for all aspects of patient care, including admission, discharge and transfer.

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    The notice is aimed at preventing potential miscommunication amongst emergency room staff. It informs staff that EMS narratives have increasingly used creative, colloquial terms and non-standard abbreviations when describing patients and conditions. To reduce confusion and risk of medical errors, all staff are now required to only use correct and accepted terminology for all aspects of patient care, including admission, discharge and transfer.

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    The notice is aimed at preventing potential miscommunication amongst emergency room staff. It informs staff that EMS narratives have increasingly used creative, colloquial terms and non-standard abbreviations when describing patients and conditions. To reduce confusion and risk of medical errors, all staff are now required to only use correct and accepted terminology for all aspects of patient care, including admission, discharge and transfer.

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    Reading B21

    21. What is the purpose of the notice about use of language in emergency rooms?
    A to pass on complaints from service users
    B to respond to an unacceptable number of errors
    C to prevent potential miscommunication amongst staff

    Slang and abbreviation use


    To all staff: Please take time to read the following. For any questions or clarification, please
    see your team leader.

    It has come to our attention from several emergency rooms that many emergency medical
    services (EMS) narratives have taken a decidedly creative direction lately. Effective
    immediately, all members are to refrain from using colloquial terms and non-standard
    abbreviations to describe patients and their conditions. Use of such language can cause
    confusion and may mislead attending physicians, thereby increasing the likelihood of error.
    This places patients, colleagues and the hospital at an unnecessary and unacceptable level
    of risk. From this point forward, please use correct and accepted terminology for all care,
    including patient admission, discharge or transfer.
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    Key: C

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