{"product_id":"abc-of-transfer-and-retrieval-medicine-isbn-9781118719756","title":"ABC of Transfer and Retrieval Medicine","description":"\u003ci\u003eABC of Transfer and Retrieval Medicine \u003c\/i\u003eprovides the key information required to help health care professionals involved in the movement of critically ill patients to do so safely, correctly and with confidence. \u003cp\u003eBeginning with the practical and clinical considerations to be taken into account during patient transfer and an overview of transfer equipment, it then addresses pharmacological aspects of patient transfer, the roles and responsibilities of the transfer team, and the requirements of neonatal, paediatric and specialist transfers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMapped against the syllabus for the Diploma of Retrieval and Transfer Medicine (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh), it has been developed as a core resource for the diploma whilst providing an invaluable resource for any healthcare professional involved in the transfer of critically ill patients including anaesthetists, intensivists, nurses from ICU\/ED and paramedics. It also includes frameworks for radiology and arterial blood gas interpretation, guidance on patient triage, transfer checklists and equipment checklists, and a summary of the relevant national guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom a multidisciplinary international author team, this new addition to the ABC series is a useful resource for all health care professionals involved in the transfer of patients. It is relevant to anaesthetists, intensivists, paramedics, critical care and emergency department nursing staff who are required to take part in intra and inter hospital transfers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Low and J. Hulme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 Physiology of Transfer Medicine 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Acceleration Deceleration and Vibration 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Sheils and C. Hore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Environmental Exposure and Noise 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Paal and M. Helm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Altitude Physiology 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eY. Wimalasena and C. Duncan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 Clinical Considerations 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Resuscitation and Stabilisation 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. Reid and K. Habig\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Patient Packaging and Nursing Care 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. Small and F. Clarke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Mode of Transport 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Cadamy and T. Martin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 International Repatriations 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eB. Vadera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Critical Incidents 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.M. Droogh and J.G. Zijlstra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 Transfer Equipment 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Electrical Supply and Batteries 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG. Roberts and J. Hulme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Transport Ventilators and Medical Gas Supply 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Bingham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Monitoring 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Corfield and S. Hearns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Drug Delivery 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Cuell and M. McCabe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Near Patient Testing and Imaging 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Low and T. Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Haemorrhage Control and Splinting 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Hughes and A.Weaver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Stretchers Incubators and Vacuum Mattresses 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eH. Bawdon and M.Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Personal Protective Equipment 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. Bosanko and S. Hepburn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Communication and Navigation 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI. Locke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4 Pharmacology of Transfer Medicine 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Routes of Administration 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. Nutbeam and R. Fenwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Pre-hospital Sedation and Analgesia 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Hulme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Sedation and Neuromuscular Blockers 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eE. Joynes and B. Munford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Inotropes and Vasopressors 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Fergusson and R. Tipping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Specialist Pharmacology: Haemostatics and Uterotonics 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Morgan and D. Lockey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 5 The Transfer Team 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Managing and Leading a Transfer 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. Ellis and S. Mazur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Teamwork and Communication 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. McQueen and K.Thies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Non-technical Skills and Sources of Error 115\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC. McQueen and M. Horton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Standard Operating Procedures Checklists and Documentation 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. Sollid and O. Uleberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Audit Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Transfer Medicine 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eG. Evetts S. Cox and R. Tipping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Training for Transfers 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.Warwick and D. Quayle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 6 Neonatal and Paediatric Transfers 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Anatomical and Physiological Considerations 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. Revana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Neonatal Medical Transfers 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLesley Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Paediatric Medical Retrievals 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. Ray and E. Polke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Paediatric Trauma Retrievals 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Montgomery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Additional Considerations 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eH. McNeilly and J. Hegarty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 7 Specialist Transfers 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Head \u0026amp; Spinal Injuries 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Protheroe and F. Lecky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Burns 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eT. Muehlberger M. Büeschges and C. Ottoman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Polytrauma and Military Retrievals 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. Keene and O. Bartells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Obstetric Transfers 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eH. Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Cardiac Transfers 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eC.Westrope and C. Harvey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Contagious Patients 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. MacDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Bariatric Patients 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZ. Dempsey and M. Ross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Acute Behavioural Disturbances 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eM. Le Cong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Considerations Regarding Organ Donation 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnders Aneman andWilliam O’Regan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Framework for Radiology Interpretation 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Framework for Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Example of a Triage Sieve 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 Example of a Transfer Checklist 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 5 Example of Equipment Inventory 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 6 Summary of useful National Guidelines 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 203\u003c\/p\u003e \t \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Low,\u003c\/b\u003e Specialist Registrar in Anaesthetics, West Midlands Deanery, West Midlands Central Accident Resuscitation \u0026amp; Emergency (CARE) Team, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT), UK; AMREF Flying Doctors, Kenya \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Hulme,\u003c\/b\u003e Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Birmingham, Birmingham; West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT); Medical Director, West Midlands Central Accident Resuscitation \u0026amp; Emergency (CARE) Team; Mercia Accident Rescue Service (MARS) BASICS, UK   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABC of Transfer and Retrieval Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the ABC of Transfer and Retrieval Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eABC of Transfer and Retrieval Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e provides the key information required to help healthcare professionals involved in the movement of critically ill patients to do so safely, correctly and with confidence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the practical and clinical considerations to be taken into account during patient transfer and an overview of transfer equipment, it then addresses pharmacological aspects of patient transfer, the roles and responsibilities of the transfer team, and the requirements of neonatal, paediatric and specialist transfers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMapped against the syllabus for the Diploma of Retrieval and Transfer Medicine (Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh), it has been developed as a core resource for the diploma whilst providing an invaluable resource for any healthcare professional involved in the transfer of critically ill patients including anaesthetists, intensivists, nurses from ICU\/ED and paramedics. It also includes frameworks for radiology and arterial blood gas interpretation, guidance on patient triage, transfer checklists and equipment checklists, and a summary of the relevant national guidelines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a multidisciplinary international author team, this new addition to the ABC series is a useful resource for all healthcare professionals involved in the transfer of patients. It is relevant to anaesthetists, intensivists, paramedics, critical care and emergency department nursing staff who are required to take part in intra- and inter-hospital transfers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the ABC series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new ABC series has been thoroughly updated, offering a fresh look, layout and features throughout, helping you to access information and deliver the best patient care. The newly designed books remain an essential reference tool for GPs, GP registrars, junior doctors and those in primary care, designed to address the concerns of general practitioners and provide effective study aids for doctors in training. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow offering over 70 titles, this extensive series provides you with a quick and dependable reference on a range of topics in all the major specialities. Each book in the new series now offers links to further information and articles, and a new dedicated website provides you with even more support. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ABC series is the essential and dependable source of up-to-date information for all practitioners and students in general practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo receive automatic updates on books and journals in your specialty, join our email list. 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