Transferring patients can be done in many different ways in many different environments, each with their own challenges. Worldwide there are many interesting solutions, which we’ll learn more about as …
Watch this video of a transfer team simulating a chaotic packaging sequence. Consider what areas could have been improved before reading on. We’re sure you have spotted a whole load …
In this section on obstetric transfers, Dr Karin Anneliese Fox, associate professor in obstetrics and gynaecology at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, Texas, USA) and Medical Director of maternal transport …
Every transfer poses a risk to the patient and the staff accompanying them. In this video, we explore one way of understanding, identifying and classifying the types of risks that …
In this article, Dr Arndt Melzer, anaesthetic consultant and lead of the North Central London Adult Critical Transfer Service (NCL-ACTS) shares his tips for packaging critical care patients for transfer. …
So far in the previous clinical cases we’ve seen examples of risks to the patient due to physiological deterioration, equipment failure and inadequate preparation, but we should remember that the …
In this article, we introduce some of the data available on transfer medicine. The COVID-19 pandemic showed just how important critical care transfer teams can be to decompress hospitals and …
There are a few key points to learn from this video for the performance of a pre-transfer checklist. You may have observed: the team all paused to go through the …
You have to protect the patient throughout the journey and prevent injuries. The only safe way of fixing a supine adult who is transported in the direction of travel in …
It makes sense to debrief every transfer; without this a mission is not complete. It may be tempting to skip this part of the transfer as the work is done, …
The main aim of the handover is to bring the receiving clinicians up to speed quickly with the critically-ill patient to ensure continuity of care. This is a crucial moment, …
When transferring patients between critical care units, the decision to transfer is the joint responsibility of the referring and receiving consultants at each unit. Once this decision has been agreed, …
When starting a new shift, the team should come together to check all the equipment. Transfer is a fast-paced environment and teams need to be ready to launch at a …
The team brief is one of the most important aspects of a safe transfer. The team allocate specific roles for the day or mission. It is important to establish the …
In addition to the usual equipment required for safe inter-hospital patient transfer, paediatric intensive care transportation has a number of specific equipment considerations… Airway Equipment Paediatric patients require appropriately sized …