title: Interhospital transfer of the critically ill trauma patient: the potential role of a specialist transport team in a trauma system.
abstract: A specialist transfer team based in the regional intensive therapy unit (ITU) at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, acts as a central interhospital retrieval team for Glasgow and the west of Scotland. The establishment of trauma systems has been proposed. This paper describes the activities of the specialist transfer team to illustrate the potential role of a central retrieval team within such a system.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Shock Study Group, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: McGinn
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: MacKenzie
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Runcie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000592:standards*; D012606:Scotland; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000592:standards*; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy