RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Interhospital transport of patients with COVID-19: Cleveland Clinic approach
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
DO 10.3949/ccjm.87a.ccc045
A1 Abigail S. Brown
A1 Fredric M. Hustey
A1 Anita J. Reddy
YR 2020
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/early/2020/06/04/ccjm.87a.ccc045.abstract
AB Hospital-to-hospital transportation of patients in the COVID-19 era presents unique challenges to ensuring the safety of both patients and health care providers. Crucial factors to address include having adequate supplies of protective equipment and ensuring their appropriate use, defining patient care procedures during transport, and decontamination post-transport. Transport vehicles need to have adequate physical space, an isolated driver compartment, NS HEPA filtration of air. Having a standardized intake process can help identify patients who would benefit from transport to another facility.