Author | Low, Adam |
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Table Of Content | Contributors ix Preface xiii List of Abbreviations xv 1 Introduction 1 Section 1 Physiology of Transfer Medicine 3 2 Acceleration Deceleration and Vibration 5 3 Environmental Exposure and Noise 9 4 Altitude Physiology 13 Section 2 Clinical Considerations 19 5 Resuscitation and Stabilisation 21 6 Patient Packaging and Nursing Care 28 7 Mode of Transport 31 8 International Repatriations 36 9 Critical Incidents 39 Section 3 Transfer Equipment 43 10 Electrical Supply and Batteries 45 11 Transport Ventilators and Medical Gas Supply 47 12 Monitoring 51 13 Drug Delivery 54 14 Near Patient Testing and Imaging 58 15 Haemorrhage Control and Splinting 63 16 Stretchers Incubators and Vacuum Mattresses 70 17 Personal Protective Equipment 73 18 Communication and Navigation 77 Section 4 Pharmacology of Transfer Medicine 81 19 Routes of Administration 83 20 Pre-hospital Sedation and Analgesia 88 21 Sedation and Neuromuscular Blockers 92 22 Inotropes and Vasopressors 96 23 Specialist Pharmacology: Haemostatics and Uterotonics 100 Section 5 The Transfer Team 105 24 Managing and Leading a Transfer 107 25 Teamwork and Communication 111 26 Non-technical Skills and Sources of Error 115 27 Standard Operating Procedures Checklists and Documentation 119 28 Audit Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects of Transfer Medicine 122 29 Training for Transfers 126 Section 6 Neonatal and Paediatric Transfers 131 30 Anatomical and Physiological Considerations 133 31 Neonatal Medical Transfers 137 32 Paediatric Medical Retrievals 142 33 Paediatric Trauma Retrievals 146 34 Additional Considerations 152 Section 7 Specialist Transfers 155 35 Head & Spinal Injuries 157 36 Burns 160 37 Polytrauma and Military Retrievals 164 38 Obstetric Transfers 169 39 Cardiac Transfers 174 40 Contagious Patients 178 41 Bariatric Patients 183 42 Acute Behavioural Disturbances 187 43 Considerations Regarding Organ Donation 190 Appendix 1 Framework for Radiology Interpretation 193 Appendix 2 Framework for Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases 194 Appendix 3 Example of a Triage Sieve 195 Appendix 4 Example of a Transfer Checklist 196 Appendix 5 Example of Equipment Inventory 197 Appendix 6 Summary of useful National Guidelines 201 Index 203 |
Publish Date | 26 Dec 2014 |