The inter hospital transfer of critically ill patients

Created by: johnathon
Created on: 05-11-12 11:23

What happens during a transfer?

A patient is taken from one hospital to another via a road ambulance or air ambulance. Drugs such as the sedative propafol are used to keep the patient stable during a transfer.

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A record of all the patients details are kept on a transfer form which the doctor fills out during the transfer.

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What was my method for the project?

Clinical - To gain familiarity with equipment and monitors being used - Research of common reasons for necessitating transfer and Observing how the transfers took place to understand the process.

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Data input - Data from transfer forms from the peninsula critical care network was entered into an access database involving all conditions and monitoring throughout the transfer.

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Where there any difficulties during the bursary?

There were to major problems I came across: 1. When translating fors it was difficult due to the doctors handwriting. (Like hieroglyphics) 2. In conclusion to my outcomes only 39/5% of all transfer forms were completed.

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Potential ways of improvement

Dictaphone. Electronic form filling via a touch screen pad or similiar. Voice recognition forms.

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