Medical
Retrieval
Definition Medical
retrieval is the process of transferring critically ill patients using
a team which travels to the patient location from a central location or
the destination hospital. The principles of medical retrieval are to:
assist in triaging and local treatment of the clinical problem.
send to the place of referral a level of medical expertise akin to that
of the destination hospital.
assess the clinical problem in the place of referral.
stabilise the patient's condition using intensive care therapies prior
to transportation.
transport the patient with physiological support and monitoring appropriate
to their condition.
provide uninterrupted surveillance and care from 'bed-to-bed'.
be able to deal with forseeable en route deteriorations as competently
as the working environment allows.
monitor and review the quality of the process.
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