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emergency medical retrieval services for transfer of the critically ill
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Victoria
NSW
Queensland
Miscellaneous Links
emergency medical retrieval services for transfer of the critically ill
see also:
Australian health care providers
critical care (intensive care medicine)
transfer of the critically ill adult patient
disaster medicine
Victoria
Adult Retrieval Victoria (ARV) and listing of ICU bed availability ph: 1300 36 86 61 (24hrs)
Victorian Trauma Advice & Referral Line ph: 1800 70 00 01
Victorian Paediatric Transfer Service (PETS) ph: ph: 1300 137 650
Perinatal Emergency Referral Service (PERS) ph: 1300 137 650
Victoria Neonatal Emergency Transfer Service (NETS) ph: 1300 13 76 50
NPT HATS (ph: 1300 628 728 or 1300 00 HATS)
may transport the following without a medical escort (2013 guidelines):
haemodynamically stable adults:
Patients requiring active respiratory / cardiac monitoring, or treatment by a critical care nurse
Mechanical ventilation (Dr. escort is required from sending hospital)
Intravenous infusion of any drug (over and above GTN and Heparin)
tracheostomy, intercostal catheter , central venous catheter or arterial line
IABP/ECMO
EXCLUSIONS:
cardiac chest pain in past 2hrs
BP < 100mmHg or HR < 50 or HR > 120 or resp. distress or RR > 30 unless chronic and stable
temporary pacing wire
GCS falling > 2 points in 24hrs
suspected SAH, ruptured AAA, or meningococcal septicaemia
major trauma or suspected spinal cord injury
bleeding in 3rd trimester or labour
haemodynamically stable children:
those under 2yrs or intubated require doctor escort
can take ICC, CVC, Arterial lines, Hickmann’s Catheters and iv infusions
EXCLUSIONS:
weight < 4.5kg
major trauma or suspected spinal cord injury
suspected SAH or meningococcal septicaemia
GCS < 14
signs of decreased perfusion, BP < 70-80 (age dependent), HR < 80, or HR > 130 (age dependent) unless chronic and stable
NSW
NSW Dept of Health circulars
NSW neonatal & paediatric emergency transfer service (NSW NETS)
Telstra Child Flight - dedicated helicopter for emergency retrieval of sick or injured kids
Care Flight emergency medical retrieval - NSW
Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS)
Snowy Hydro South Care - aeromedical retrieval service ACT, SE NSW
Westmead Trauma Service
Queensland
Care Flight emergency medical retrieval - Qld
Royal Flying Doctors Service (RFDS)
Miscellaneous Links
International Society of Aeromedical Services (ISAS)
ACEM & RACP minimum standards for transport of the critically ill patient
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· Last modified: 2015/04/23 18:22 (external edit)
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