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Journal of The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine 2006;17(1): 51-57. |
| Are You Ready to Transport Your Seriously Ill Patient? |
| Eui Chung Kim, Young Soon Cho, Young Hwan Choi, Hyun Soo Chung, In Cheol Park, Hahn Shick Lee |
| Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. emer6657@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr |
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| ABSTRACT |
PURPOSE:
This study is designed to evaluate the current situation of interhospital transports of critical ill patients requiring emergency care.
METHODS:
Using a clinical prospective 162 interhospital transports of ill patients by ambulance were evaluated in 2 hospitals. Patients were divided into severe & mild to moderate group by modified-ESI. We evaluated the state of patients, vital sign, monitoring of patient's state, hospitalization or transportation. Data were collected by mean of comprehensive form filled by a physician at the receiving hospital.
RESULTS:
The receiving hospital were notified prior to the transport in 57.4%. Pretransport information about the patients were adequate in 75% and no data in 9.9%. In 10.4% of the transports, the patients arrived at the receiving hospital in an agonized state. In 80.8% of the transports admitted and 7.4% of the patients were transfer to the other hospital.
CONCLUSION:
It appears that there are no established guidelines for the emergency transport of critical ill patients in Korea. |
| Key words:
Patient transfer |
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