Ambulance transportation guidelines
Berlac, P.Anthony.; Wammen, S.; Giebner, M.; Thomsen, A.Bondegaard.; Mikkelsen, Søren.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 172(17): 1300-1303
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 20444399 Document Number: 641797
Inter-hospital transportation poses potential risks to staff and patients. The present guidelines recommend competency-based management dictated by the patient's clinical condition and medical requirements during transfer. The guidelines aim to: 1) improve patient and staff safety during transport, 2) minimize the occurrence of adverse events during transport, 3) ensure that accompanying staff are trained for and skilled in transfer and retrieval medicine and 4) encourage optimal utilisation of available competencies without unnecessarily draining hospital resources.