Table 2 Recommendations for the transfer of the critically ill
From: Transferring the critically ill patient: are we there yet?
Recommendations and opinions | |
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• | Critically ill patients should be transferred by a specialized retrieval team |
• | Intensive care should not be interrupted by transportation of the patient |
• | Specialized retrieval teams should receive transfer training |
• | Specific training programmes should be developed |
• | Specialized retrieval teams should be staffed by a physician, preferably an intensivist and an ICU nurse |
• | The accompanying physician makes the final decision whether the patient is transferrable and which treatment is given during the transport |
• | Experience and training are more important than speed |
• | Transfer organisations should have a quality management system |
• | Incident reporting should be standardized and mandatory |
• | Equipment used should conform with both ICU and transfer standards |
• | Adults can learn from children (in the organization of transport) |