Communication between pre-hospital and intra-hospital emergency medical services: literature review.

Objectives: to analyze, according to the scientific literature, communication strategies in the transfer of cases between pre-hospital and in-hospital services and their contributions to patient safety.

Methods: this is a literature review study, that is, one that aims to gather and synthesize research results on the subject in a systematic and orderly manner.

Results: ten articles were published, published between 2010 and 2018, and two points of discussion emerged: use of mnemonics; and barriers to transferring a case.