Neonatal, Adult and Paediatric Safe Transfer and Retrieval is a new and vital instalment in the blended learning course from the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), which aims to provide hospital staff at all levels with essential information on the inter- and intra-hospital transfer of both child and adult patients.
This essential manual covers the basics of mobile medicine, the elements of transfer, patient and team safety, and the practical and clinical considerations associated with the patient transfer process. Each chapter makes use of checklists, practical examples and content summaries to help readers understand and overcome the challenges of both adult and paediatric patient transfers.
- Combines Paediatric and Neonatal Safe Transport and Retrieval (PaNSTaR) and the (Adult) Safe Transport and Retrieval (STaR) into a single volume (NAPSTaR)
- Written and edited by an expert team of specialists from across the UK
- Complements Advanced Paediatric Life Support and Prehospital Paediatric Life Support
Table of Contents
Working group vii
Contributors ix
PaNSTaR (Paediatric and Neonatal Safe Transfer and Retrieval) first edition xi
STaR (Safe Transfer and Retrieval) first and second editions xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xvii
Contact details and website information xix
How to use your textbook xxi
Part 1: Introduction 1
1 Introduction 3
2 Medicine on the move 7
3 Planning the move 9
4 Human factors 13
Part 2: The elements of transfer 23
5 Assessment 25
6 Control 27
7 Communication 29
8 Evaluation 35
9 Preparation and packaging 39
10 Transportation 53
Part 3: Practical considerations 63
11 SCRUMP - the differences between transport and hospital‐based care 65
12 Safety and the team 73
Part 4: Clinical considerations 81
13 Clinical considerations - an introduction 83
14 Clinical considerations for neonates and children 87
15 Clinical considerations for adults 107
Part 5: Special considerations 117
16 Support for the family 119
17 Air transfers - an introduction 123
18 Respiratory support and the patient with a difficult airway or tracheostomy 133
19 Patient monitoring 153
20 The infectious or contaminated patient 161
21 Governance, legal and insurance issues 167
22 Documentation 173
Part 6: Appendices 177
A Intensive care levels: classification of ICU patient dependency 179
B Transfer quick reference 181
C Pre‐departure checks 183
D Generic forms: referral and transfer 185
E Glossary 207
Index 215
