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Neonatal, Adult and Paediatric Safe Transfer and Retrieval -  Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG)

Neonatal, Adult and Paediatric Safe Transfer and Retrieval

A Practical Approach to Transfers
Buch | Softcover
240 Seiten
2019
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-119-14492-2 (ISBN)
CHF 118,25 inkl. MwSt
»Neonatal, Adult and Paediatric Safe Transfer and Retrieval« is a new and vital instalment in the blended learning course from the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), which aims to provide hospital staff at all levels with essential information on the inter- and intra-hospital transfer of both child and adult patients.

This essential manual covers the basics of mobile medicine, the elements of transfer, patient and team safety, and the practical and clinical considerations associated with the patient transfer process. Each chapter makes use of checklists, practical examples and content summaries to help readers understand and overcome the challenges of both adult and paediatric patient transfers.

  • Combines Paediatric and Neonatal Safe Transport and Retrieval (PaNSTaR) and the (Adult) Safe Transport and Retrieval (STaR) into a single volume (NAPSTaR)
  • Written and edited by an expert team of specialists from across the UK
  • Complements Advanced Paediatric Life Support and Prehospital Paediatric Life Support

»Neonatal, Adult and Paediatric Safe Transfer and Retrieval« is a must-have resource for doctors, nurses, paramedics and healthcare professionals involved in patient transfer and those in ALSG courses in patient transport.

Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) improves outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the health care pathway, anywhere in the world. ALSG is a leading medical education charity and have delivered advanced life support training to over 156,000 clinicians in 42 countries, across five continents, for over 21 years.

Working group vii


Contributors ix


PaNSTaR (Paediatric and Neonatal Safe Transfer and Retrieval) first edition xi


STaR (Safe Transfer and Retrieval) first and second editions xiii


Preface xv


Acknowledgements xvii


Contact details and website information xix


How to use your textbook xxi


Part 1: Introduction 1


1 Introduction 3


2 Medicine on the move 7


3 Planning the move 9


4 Human factors 13


Part 2: The elements of transfer 23


5 Assessment 25


6 Control 27


7 Communication 29


8 Evaluation 35


9 Preparation and packaging 39


10 Transportation 53


Part 3: Practical considerations 63


11 SCRUMP - the differences between transport and hospital?based care 65


12 Safety and the team 73


Part 4: Clinical considerations 81


13 Clinical considerations - an introduction 83


14 Clinical considerations for neonates and children 87


15 Clinical considerations for adults 107


Part 5: Special considerations 117


16 Support for the family 119


17 Air transfers - an introduction 123


18 Respiratory support and the patient with a difficult airway or tracheostomy 133


19 Patient monitoring 153


20 The infectious or contaminated patient 161


21 Governance, legal and insurance issues 167


22 Documentation 173


Part 6: Appendices 177


A Intensive care levels: classification of ICU patient dependency 179


B Transfer quick reference 181


C Pre?departure checks 183


D Generic forms: referral and transfer 185


E Glossary 207


Index 215

"From the Advanced Life Support Group – specialists in training healthcare professionals in critical care. Developed by a multi-professional group from across the UK, this new title incorporates a systematic approach throughout. Covers all patient care groups in one volume. Also includes human factors and working within multi-disciplinary teams"

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Advanced Life Support Group
Verlagsort Hoboken
Sprache englisch
Maße 216 x 279 mm
Gewicht 676 g
Einbandart kartoniert
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Allgemeines / Lexika
Medizin / Pharmazie Gesundheitsfachberufe Rettungsassistent / -sanitäter
Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Notfallmedizin
Schlagworte Emergency Medicine & Trauma • medical education • Medical Science • Medizin • Medizinstudium • Notfallmedizin u. Traumatologie
ISBN-10 1-119-14492-2 / 1119144922
ISBN-13 978-1-119-14492-2 / 9781119144922
Zustand Neuware
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