Marshall R, Rainer T
Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
J Accid Emerg Med. 1996 Nov;13(6):402-5. doi: 10.1136/emj.13.6.402.
To assess the workload generated by police inquiries to an accident and emergency (A&E) department and the adherence of medical staff to departmental guidelines relating to these inquiries.
Prospective analysis of the number, nature, and timing of police inquiries and the information released by medical staff.
A&E department of an inner city teaching hospital.
Number of personal and telephone requests for information from police; completion of a form of inquiry; record of patient consent for release of information.
A daily average of 8.7 police inquiries were made, but in only 10% of cases was a form of inquiry completed. The patient's consent for release of information to the police was recorded in 4% of cases.
Police inquiries generate a significant workload for an A&E department, often at clinically busy times. Medical staff need further education to ensure that patient confidentiality is respected while assisting the police with their investigations.
评估警方对事故与急诊（A&E）部门进行询问所产生的工作量，以及医护人员对与这些询问相关的部门指南的遵守情况。
对警方询问的数量、性质和时间以及医护人员发布的信息进行前瞻性分析。
市中心一家教学医院的A&E部门。
警方亲自及通过电话索取信息的次数；询问表格的填写情况；患者同意发布信息的记录。
警方每天平均进行8.7次询问，但只有10%的询问填写了询问表格。4%的病例记录了患者同意向警方发布信息。
警方询问给A&E部门带来了大量工作量，且往往发生在临床繁忙时段。医护人员需要进一步接受教育，以确保在协助警方调查时尊重患者隐私。
