TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Transport of the Critically Ill Patient A1 - Blumen, Ira J. A1 - McCartin, Michael A1 - Schaper, Candice A2 - Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 - Kress, John P. A2 - Douglas, Ivor S. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Hall, Schmidt and Wood’s Principles of Critical Care, 5th Edition AB - The objective of critical care transport is to provide an equivalent or higher degree of monitoring and medical care than the patient was receiving prior to transport.Each contemplated transport requires an evaluation of the risks and benefits of the transport.The risks to the patient during interhospital and intrahospital transport can be minimized through careful planning, written policies and guidelines, use of appropriately qualified and trained personnel, selection of appropriate transport equipment, continuous patient monitoring, evaluation, stabilization, teamwork, and situational awareness.For interfacility transport, the referring physician is responsible for the transport-related decisions. It is common and appropriate for the receiving physician or critical care transport specialist to make recommendations regarding the mode of transport or need for specialty personnel or equipment. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/09/12 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1201798842 ER -