Anaesthesia | Transfer | Principles of safe transfer of patients

Principles of Safe Transfer of Patients
Session Overview
Description
This session provides an overview of the logistics for the safe transfer of critically-ill patients.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Recognize the indications for intra-hospital and inter-hospital transfer
• Identify the risks and benefits of intra-hospital and inter-hospital transfer
• Define the levels of care attributed to critically-ill patients requiring transfer
• Summarize the requirements for the preparation and conduct of transfer of the critically-ill patient

Prerequisites
Before commencing this session you should complete:

• Predictors of critical illness and scoring systems (001-0244)
• Overview of organ support (001-0247)
• Overview of monitoring in critical care (001-0248)