سياسة نقل الرعاية الحرجة بين المنشآت الصحية

This document summarizes the recommended policy to transport patients between health care facilities. It is written to describe clinical, administrative and logistic standards needed to achieve safe critical care transport.

What is critical care transport? There are multiple factors that determine the acuity of a medical case. These factors cannot be measured at all times, however, the provider clinical judgement is an important tool that can distinguish critical and non-critical case presentation. There are multiple definitions found in medical literature and we think

Safe patient journey is dependent on many factors. On top of this list is the proper communication and administrative coordination. It can be disastrous to move a patient without prior administrative coordination. The first thing to be done after transport decision is to start a systematic administrative coordination.

7.1 Initiation:

This policy doesn't address the acceptance of patients within hospitals, as this will remain through the medical referral center EHALA system and the current practice. The decision to transfer a patient can be divided into two categories:

Mode of transport can be ground, air or sea. Determining the mode of transport can be challenging. The first and foremost factor should be the patient status, urgency, stability and required medical support needed. The mode need to be chosen in relation to the urgency of transfer, staff required, range and speed of vehicle, weather condition, and cost.

8.1 Ground transport is the standard mode of transportation. Ground transportation is usually the least expensive, most stable, rapid mobilization, familiar to staff, less potential to physiological disturbances and