Prehospital Providers' Perceptions on Providing Patient and Family Centered Care

Abstract

Based on debriefings from simulated scenarios, some prehospital providers identified the provision of emotional support and effective communication as important components to the delivery of PFCC. Other providers revealed several perceived barriers to providing PFCC, though potential solutions to overcome many of these barriers were also identified. These findings can be utilized to integrate effective communication and emotional support techniques into EMS protocols and provider training to overcome perceived barriers to PFCC in the prehospital setting.