IMIST-AMBO covers the standard way paramedics hand over information about patients to ED clinicians across Australia and aligns with the ISBAR mnemonic for handover.
The A6 IMIST-AMBO Card is an indispensable tool for paramedics and first responders. The IMIST-AMBO handover protocol ensures efficient communication during patient transfers.
IMIST-AMBO Protocol:
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- Identification: Capture patient details.
- Mechanism/Medical complaint: Describe the cause of injury or medical issue.
- Injuries/Information related to the complaint: Document specific injuries or relevant information.
- Signs: Note vital signs and clinical observations.
- Treatment and Trends: Record administered treatments and trends.
- Allergies: Highlight any known allergies.
- Medication: List current medications.
- Background history: Provide relevant patient history.
- Other information: Include additional context.
Ideal for prehospital clinicians:
Facilitates seamless handovers to hospital clinicians.
This pack provides a set of ten 350GSM card paper IMIST-AMBO A6 handover cards for use with a pen or pencil.