ReviewEmergency medicine journal : EMJ2004
Secondary transport of the critically ill and injured adult.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Outcomes of interfacility critical care adult patient transport: a systematic review.Critical care (London, England) · 2006Pooled it
- In situ simulation training for a better interprofessional team performance in transferring critically ill patients with COVID-19: a prospective randomised control trial.Postgraduate medical journal · 2022Trial
- Standards of resuscitation during inter-hospital transportation: the effects of structured team briefing or guideline review - a randomised, controlled simulation study of two micro-interventions.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2011Trial
- Neonatal and Pediatric Transport: A Contemporary Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Point-of-care ultrasound during trauma and critical care transport: a practical, safety-gated review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Circumstantial risk factors for death after intensive care unit-to-unit inter-hospital transfer-a Swedish registry study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Unit-to-unit transfer due to shortage of intensive care beds in Sweden 2015-2019 was associated with a lower risk of death but a longer intensive care stay compared to no transfer: a registry study.Journal of intensive care · 2024Article
- It is (not) always on Friday: inter-hospital patient transfers in orthopedic and trauma surgery.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Transferring the critically ill patient: are we there yet?Critical care (London, England) · 2015Review
- When place and time matter: How to conduct safe inter-hospital transfer of patients.Saudi journal of anaesthesia · 2014Article
- ICU occupancy and mechanical ventilator use in the United States.Critical care medicine · 2013Article
- An evaluation of compliance and performance following the introduction of the Inter-Facility Transport Triage Guideline.World journal of emergency medicine · 2011Article
- Risk stratification in providing inter-facility transport: Experience from a specialized transport team.World journal of emergency medicine · 2010Article
- Recommendations for the intra-hospital transport of critically ill patients.Critical care (London, England) · 2010Review
- Critical care in the emergency department: patient transfer.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2007Article
- Clinical review: impact of emergency department care on intensive care unit costs.Critical care (London, England) · 2004Review
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Abstract
There is significant interest in the secondary transport of the critically ill and injured. High profile cases entailing the long distance transfer of patients have highlighted the lack of availability of critical care beds and appropriate systems for transferring this patient group. These and other issues have culminated in the release of Comprehensive Critical Care by the Department of Health in 2000. It has been shown that a large number of critical care transfers originate in the emergency department. The transportation of patients has not traditionally been part of the core curriculum of emergency medicine specialists in the UK. It is imperative that clinicians have an understanding of the issues surrounding transportation of the critically ill and injured. This should include appreciation of the local and regional organisational frameworks implemented for this patient group. This review describes the core issues relevant to emergency medicine relating to the transportation of the critically ill and injured.
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