1. DR –Noha Elsayed 2014- 2015 Critical Care Critical Care

2. Is a complex,detailed health care that is provided to patients experiencing acute life threatening conditions.

3. Is a list of all possible diagnoses, aside from the projected diagnosis that could be causing a patient’s symptoms. The clinician by using diagnostic testing & treatment excludes or includes each DD What is Differential diagnosis??? (DD) How it is used in the critical care transport setting???

4. 1.Limits morbidity & mortality. 2.Targeting treatment to underlying problems can be more effective than treating symptoms alone without knowing their causes. Advantages of critical care assessment:

6. Scene transport: Acknowledge & recognize the care provided before critical care transport professional (CCTP) arrival & assess, treat, package & transport the patient to definitive care. Scene transport versus Interfacility transport

7. Although, Paramedics may be accustomed to providing care & transporting based only on a brief focused exam & limited diagnostic information ………………….. Medical nursing, CCTPs need more comprehensive assessment & sophisticated treatments until the patient arrives at a definitive care facility

8. : Interfacility transport Unlike Scene transport, voluminous patient information is available in interfacility transport CCTPs should take the time to review all available data & patient information before arrival CCTPs should gain a comprehensive, overall picture of the patient as much as possible before initiating transport (Including, performing any procedures or diagnostic tests to reduce the adverse effects that may occur during transport)

9. Anticipated transport time is a critical. variable in differentiating “Need to know” from “Helpful to know” information. The longer the transfer, the more information may be necessary to provide appropriate assessment & intervention. Hospital medical record may not contain all the data. It typically includes several special sections based on the patient’s diagnostic & medical care needs.

10.  Admission orders  Operative notes  Post – operative notes  Consultation notes  Lab reports  Medication & Administration records  Nurses, Notes & Flow sheets  Lab reports

11. Numerous scoring system & patient status descriptions have been developed & are in use in hospital & pre-hospital settings (EX: Stable, Unstable, Mild distress, Moderate Distress ). GCS scale is one of the pre-hospital scoring systems that is useful & that facilitate communication between providers & receiving facility. Glas gow coma (GCS)

12. Depends on multiple variables: 1.Physical location of the patient. 2.Care in progress on arrival, temperature, weather conditions & type of CCTP transport vehicle. 3.The most important components of patient packaging is:  Expediency: Delays are not in the best interests of the patient  Credibility of CCTPs  Reputation of CCT service Considerations of patient packaging for transports