Safe Transfer And Retrieval Of Patients

Download or read book Safe Transfer and Retrieval written by Peter A. Driscoll and published by BMJ Books. This book was released on 2001-12-04 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patient transfer is becoming increasingly frequent as specialist departments are being concentrated in the larger hospitals, and in the UK owing to the lack of ICU beds. There is a growing need for information on how to handle patients in these eventualities. This book gives a systematic approach for the safe transportation of patients between departments and hospitals. This is the course book for the Safe Transfer and Retrieval courses run by the Advanced Life Support Group.