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Intrahospital Transport of Neuro ICU Patients

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 1995
Neuroscience intensive care unit (NICU) patients are frequently transported out of the critical care environment for diagnostic and interventional procedures. Four hundred and seventy-one such transports from seventeen clinical centers were studied to identify the characteristics of intrahospital transport.
B J, Kalisch, P A, Kalisch, S M, Burns, M J, Kocan, V, Prendergast   +4 more
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Intrahospital Transport of Critically Ill Patients

Critical Care Clinics, 1992
Intrahospital transport of critically ill patients must be considered as part of the critical care continuum. The level of care provided must be commensurate with the severity of illness. These transfers are intensive in terms of utilization of personnel and resources.
S T, Venkataraman, R A, Orr
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Helicopter Transport of Trauma Patients Improves Survival Irrespective of Transport Time

The American Surgeon™, 2020
Objectives Helicopter transport of trauma patients remains controversial. We examined the survival rates of patients undergoing helicopter versus ground transport to a Level 1 trauma center. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed on trauma patients treated between 2014 and 2017.
Andrew M, Schneider, Joseph A, Ewing, John D, Cull   +2 more
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Air Medical Transport of Cardiac Patients *

Chest, 2003
The air medical transport of cardiac patients is a rapidly expanding practice. For various medical, social, and economic indications, patients are being flown longer distances at commercial altitudes, including international and intercontinental flights.
Vidal, Essebag, Abdul R, Halabi, Michael, Churchill-Smith, Sohrab, Lutchmedial   +3 more
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Air Transport of the Trauma Patient

AACN Advanced Critical Care, 1990
Flight nursing is a rapidly growing field in critical care nursing. An understanding of the types of trauma patients that warrant helicopter transport is important to any well functioning trauma system. The assessments and interventions necessary in transporting trauma patients are addressed. Safety, environmental, and psychosocial issues that surround
B, Higgins, V, Popil
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Transport of Critically Ill Cardiovascular Patients

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 2018
Intra-hospital transport (IHT) of intensive care unit (ICU) patients is associated with a 30% to 60% incidence of adverse events (AEs). This prospective observational study collected data from 200 patient transports from a 24-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit (ICU) between July 2017 and December 2017.
Yelena, Ignatyeva, Albert Phan, Nguyen, Ulrich, Schmidt, Ron, Barak, Ravi, Agarwal, Judy E, Davidson   +5 more
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Emergency Air Transport of Obstetric Patients

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, 2007
To review the indications and outcomes of pregnant women requiring emergency air transfer to the Women's Hospital, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia.A two-year (2003 and 2004) review of all antenatal and intrapartum air transfers to the Women's Hospital, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, via the Nova Scotia Department of Health Emergency Health ...
Louai, Jony, Thomas F, Baskett
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NON-PHYSICIAN TRANSPORT OF INTUBATED PEDIATRIC PATIENTS

Pediatric Emergency Care, 1991
To evaluate the occurrence of complications and patient deteriorations during the air and ground transportation of intubated pediatric patients, performed by a nonphysician-based team under the direction of an intensive care attending physician or fellow.Retrospective chart review.A 600-bed university hospital with a 16-bed neonatal ICU and a 12-bed ...
A J, Beyer, G, Land, A, Zaritsky
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Air Medical Transport of Trauma Patients

Prehospital Emergency Care, 2006
This report reviews the current status of air medical transportation of trauma patients. Aspects reviewed include patient care, dispatch, safety, and possible future directions in air medical patient care.
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Transport of Severely Injured Patients

1989
The success of the management of severely injured patients depends on a good cooperation between the paramedical and medical crews involved. This cooperation is required for the first aid at the place of accident and must continue until the patient can leave the hospital [1].
P. M. Rommens, H. H. Delooz, H. Carlier
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