Advanced Life Support Group (Alsg)

Paediatric and Neonatal Safe Transfer and Retrieval

The Practical Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With over ten thousand inter-hospital transfers of children and neonates now taking place every year in the UK, this book, and the associated training course run by the Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG) have been developed to provide an introduction to the knowledge required to undertake these transfers.

Paediatric and Neonatal Safe Transfer and Retrieval (PaNSTaR) is aimed at healthcare professionals either beginning their training in paediatric or neonatal transport and those who are involved in undertaking such transfers on an occasional basis.

Developed by a multi-professional group from across the UK, this new title incorporates a systematic approach throughout. This approach is adapted from the adult STaR course and covers the following:

_ an overview of the current delivery of children's transport services

_ the ACCEPT approach
- Assessment
- Control
- Communication
- Evaluation
- Preparation and Packaging
- Transportation

_ practical issues that are encountered during the transfer process from both an equipment and a clinical perspective

_ special considerations and circumstances that require additional planning

_ useful appendices that contain supporting information, sample checklists and example documentation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: Juni 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 320mm x 144mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 1100g
• ISBN-13: 9781405169196
• ISBN-10: 1405169192
• Artikelnr.: 23598456

Autorenporträt

Advanced Life Support Group, comprising panel of experts who teach this course

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Introduction. 1. Introduction. 2. The structured approach to
transfers. Part II: Managing the transfer. 3. Assessment and control. 4.
Communication. 5. Evaluation. 6. Preparation and Packaging. 7.
Transportation. 8. Putting ACCEPT into practice. Part III: Practical
Aspects of Paediatric and Neonatal Transfer Medicine. 9. Oxygen therapy and
monitoring. 10. Securing and packaging. Part IV: Assessment and Clinical
Aspects of Transfer Medicine. 11. Introduction to the clinical assessment
of patients. 12. Specific clinical conditions. Part V: Special
Considerations. 13. Dealing with parents and families. 14. Air transfers -
an introduction. 15. Transfers to CT and MR Scanners. 16. Transporting the
patient with a difficult airway. 17. Safety Considerations / Keeping staff
safe. 18. The infectious or contaminated patient. 19. Legal and insurance
issues. 20. Documentation. Part VI: Appendices. Appendix A Levels of care.
Appendix B The PaNSTaR transfer master. Appendix C Transfer aide-memoire.
Appendix D Transfer checklists. Appendix E Generic referral form. Appendix
F Transfer competences. Glossary. Index. . . .