Prehospital emergency care participant familiarity with commonly used handover mnemonics
| Mnemonic | No response n (%) | Have never heard of it n (%) | Unfamiliar, but have heard of it n (%) | Familiar and use it myself when I hand over n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMISTa | 21 (12) | 83 (47) | 34 (19) | 37 (21) |
| SOAPb | 23 (13) | 97 (55) | 34 (19) | 21 (12) |
| SBARc | 24 (14) | 117 (67) | 26 (15) | 8 (5) |
| CUBANd | 24 (14) | 124 (71) | 23 (13) | 4 (2) |
| ASHICEe | 25 (14) | 129 (74) | 15 (9) | 6 (3) |
| MISTf | 12 (7) | 49 (28) | 33 (19) | 81 (46) |
| Mnemonic | No response | Have never heard of it | Unfamiliar, but have heard of it | Familiar and use it myself when I hand over |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMISTa | 21 (12) | 83 (47) | 34 (19) | 37 (21) |
| SOAPb | 23 (13) | 97 (55) | 34 (19) | 21 (12) |
| SBARc | 24 (14) | 117 (67) | 26 (15) | 8 (5) |
| CUBANd | 24 (14) | 124 (71) | 23 (13) | 4 (2) |
| ASHICEe | 25 (14) | 129 (74) | 15 (9) | 6 (3) |
| MISTf | 12 (7) | 49 (28) | 33 (19) | 81 (46) |
Note(s): aDeMIST - Patient Demographics, Mechanism of injury, Injuries sustained, Symptoms and signs and Treatment given; bSOAP - Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan; cSBAR - Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation; dCUBAN - Confidential, Uninterrupted, Brief, Accurate, Named personnel; eASHICE - Age, Sex, History, Injuries, Condition, Expected time of arrival; fMIST - Mechanism of injury, Injuries sustained, Symptoms and signs and Treatment given