Safe Transfer and Retrieval (STaR) of Patients (eBook)

The Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester UK, began life in 1990 and became a registered medical education charity in 1993. The organisation exists to "preserve life by providing training and education to the general public and in particular but not exclusively to doctors, nurses and other members of the medical profession, in life saving techniques". The book is written and edited by Emergency Medicine specialists who are Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) trainers.

Part I: Introduction.

1 Introduction.

2 The structured approach to transfers.

Part II: Managing the transfer.

3 Assessment and control.

4 Communication.

5 Evaluation.

6 Preparation and packaging.

7 Transportation.

8 Putting ACCEPT into practice.

Part III: Practical aspects of transfer medicine.

9 Oxygen therapy and monitoring.

10 Securing and packaging.

Part IV: Assessment and clinical aspects of transfer
medicine.

Chapter 11 Introduction to the clinical assessment of
patients.

Chapter 12 Specific clinical conditions.

Part V: Special considerations.

13 Paediatric transfers - an introduction.

14 Air transfer - an introduction.

15 Keeping staff safe.

16 The infectious or contaminated patient.

17 Legal and insurance issues.

18 Documentation.

Part VI: Appendices.

Appendix A Levels of clinical care for hospitalised adults.

Appendix B The Transfer Master.

Appendix C Oxygen cylinder sizes and contents.

Appendix D Oxygen therapy guidelines.

Appendix E Paediatric transfers: an aide-mémoire.

Appendix F Paediatric transfer equipment list.

Appendix G Generic transfer checklists appropriate for the
inter-hospital transfer of level 3 patients.

Appendix H STaR-based general transfer checklist.

Appendix I Transfer competences.

References and further information.

Glossary.

Index