SBAR — Handover and Escalation Card
Situation · Background · Assessment · Recommendation. Thirty seconds, in the same order, every time you hand over or call a doctor
What it is
The SBAR structure as a pocket card (four per sheet) with the prompts under each letter and two worked examples: a ward handover and an urgent call.
Where to use it
Every clinical pocket; beside every ward phone; in the handover room. Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — communication and handover; Universal Floor — identification (two identifiers in S). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — communication and handover; Universal Floor — identification (two identifiers in S). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — communication and handover; Universal Floor — identification (two identifiers in S). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — communication and handover; Universal Floor — identification (two identifiers in S). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — communication and handover; Universal Floor — identification (two identifiers in S). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — communication and handover; Universal Floor — identification (two identifiers in S). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — communication and handover; Universal Floor — identification (two identifiers in S). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — communication and handover; Universal Floor — identification (two identifiers in S). Evidence for: Hospital Standard 4 — communication and handover; Universal Floor — identification (two identifiers in S).
Translate and adapt
English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.
The same code is printed on the tool itself. Scan it in any facility to reach this page.
Two Identifiers. Every Time.
Patient Identification Wristband — Policy Template
Read-Back and Closed-Loop Communication
Verbal Orders and Critical Results Log
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