· This document applies to pre-hospital, inter-hospital and intra-hospital transport
· This summary is for intra-hospital transport only
· I have made some minor additions myself
· Liaison
· Staffing
· Preparation
· Equipment
· Monitoring
· Liaison
· Staffing
· Preparation
· Equipment
· Monitoring
· Documentation (left this off the end)
· Staff at origin: get handover
· Staff at destination: give handover
· Staff for transport
· Doctor + nurse + orderly
· Trained for transport
· Able to use equipment
Optimise |
· ABC · Underlying condition · Consider sedation · Consider paralysis |
Set up |
· Bed: sides up · Patient: positioning, pressure care · Attachments: secured · Monitoring: cables long and free · Infusions: lines long and free |
Last minute checks |
· Bag-mask resuscitator with PEEP valve · Working ventilator ·
Oxygen cylinder full · Infusion bags full · Drainage bags empty · Lifesaving drugs to hand · Phone charged |
Considerations |
· Size · Weight · Volume · Battery life · Durability · Ease of operation |
Communication |
· Charged phone! |
Supplies |
· Power · Oxygen cylinder for breathing · Oxygen cylinder for suction |
Airway and breathing |
· Bag-mask resuscitator with PEEP valve |
Circulation |
· Combined monitor/defibrillator/pacer |
Drugs |
· Relevant · Labelled |
Airway and breathing |
· Pulse oximetry · Capnography if intubated · Monitors for ventilator disconnection and high pressure |
Circulation |
· HR · Blood pressure: NIBP/ABP · Other pressures: CVP/ICP · ECG |
Neuro |
· Conscious state · Pupils |
Alarms |
· Visible · Audible |
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