Patient Transportation Part I: Introduction to Transportation of the Critically Ill or Injured Patient
Summary
Transportation of the critically ill patient is inevitable in most health systems. Prehospital transportation (PHT) may be necessary after major injury or as a result of life-threatening illness – for example, myocardial infarction, intracranial hemorrhage, or metabolic coma. This mode of response and transport specifically refers to patients that are outside of a medical facility and are being mobilized to an emergency department for initial triage, resuscitation, and stabilization. There are some exceptions to this as patients are occasionally brought from outside the hospital directly to other destination areas of the hospital such as the cardiac catheterization lab or operating theater for definitive management.
General Information
Enrolled trainees 291
Open 09.02.2023
Available for ESICM members
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Last Updated February 9, 2023
Intended Learning Outcomes
After studying this module on Patient Transportation Part I: Introduction to Transportation of the Critically Ill or Injured Patient, you should be able to:
- List indications for inter-hospital and intra-hospital transport
- Weigh the risks and benefits of patient transport in the context of individual pathologies and patient condition
- Describe ethical considerations for patient transport
- Understand potential complications that can occur during transport and how to mitigate them
- Explain important pre-transport interventions to stabilize patients for transfer
- Outline the different transport team models and their capabilities
- Identify important clinical parameters to be monitored during transport
- Recognize the capabilities and limitations of equipment used in the transport environment
Relevant competencies in CoBaTrICE
- 1.4 Triages and prioritises patients appropriately, including timely admission to ICU
- 10.1 Undertakes transport of the critically ill patient outside the ICU (intra-hospital as well as inter-hospital)
- 11.4 Identifies and minimizes risks of critical incidents, adverse events and complications
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