The Effects of an ISOBAR-Structured Patient Handover Conversation Between Rescue Services and Emergency Department Staff: The COPTER Trial.

Objectives: Communication errors are the main cause of adverse events in emergency medicine, underscoring the importance of patient handover conversations. This study aims to assess the impact of implementing the ISOBAR handover protocol for patient transfer between emergency medical services and emergency department (ED) personnel.

Methods: We conducted a single-center implementation trial to evaluate the ISOBAR handover protocol efficacy in a German university hospital ED.