Question

A rural family physician is managing a patient with septic shock requiring tertiary ICU care. Provincial policies include no-refusal transfer agreements. According to rural care and transfer recommendations, what is the best course of action?

Accepted Answer

Stabilise the patient and activate the formal transfer protocol to a higher-level centre

Answer

Ask the receiving intensivist to accept only if a bed is immediately available

Answer

Delay transfer until all diagnostics are completed

Answer

Transfer responsibility to paramedics without physician-to-physician communication

Answer

Keep the patient locally because transfer is complex

Practice question

A rural family physician is managing a patient with septic shock requiring tertiary ICU care. Provincial policies include no-refusal transfer agreements. According to rural care and transfer recommendations, what is the best course of action?