A critically ill patient requires transfer from a district general hospital to a specialist centre 60 miles away. The retrieval team is preparing the ...

Question

A critically ill patient requires transfer from a district general hospital to a specialist centre 60 miles away. The retrieval team is preparing the patient. According to ICS transfer guidelines, what minimum monitoring is required during the transfer of a ventilated ICU patient?

Accepted Answer

Continuous ECG, SpO2, ETCO2 (capnography), invasive arterial blood pressure, and temperature

Answer

SpO2 and blood pressure only

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Non-invasive blood pressure every 15 minutes and SpO2

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Clinical observation only - monitoring equipment is unreliable in ambulances

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ECG and SpO2 only

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Critical Care Transfer

A critically ill patient requires transfer from a district general hospital to a specialist centre 60 miles away. The retrieval team is preparing the patient. According to ICS transfer guidelines, what minimum monitoring is required during the transfer of a ventilated ICU patient?