TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 7. Transportation of the Critically Ill Patient A1 - Blumen, Ira J. A1 - Thomas, Frank A1 - Williams, David A2 - Hall, Jesse B. A2 - Schmidt, Gregory A. A2 - Wood, Lawrence D.H. PY - 2005 T2 - Principles of Critical Care, 3e 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, use of appropriately qualified personnel, selection of appropriate transport equipment, and proper patient evaluation and stabilization.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 - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2023/11/30 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=2293628 ER -