TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 52. Transportation of the Critical Care Patient A1 - Nemeth, Ira A1 - Lairet, Julio R. A2 - Farcy, David A. A2 - Chiu, William C. A2 - Flaxman, Alex A2 - Marshall, John P. PY - 2012 T2 - Critical Care Emergency Medicine AB - Moving a critical patient is a dangerous medical intervention. As with any medical intervention, there are risks and benefits. Over time, the risks have been mitigated by creation of specialized transport teams and equipment. The benefits still revolve around providing specialized treatments and diagnostics not available at every facility.1 Recent literature has shown that time until definitive treatment is an important consideration. All these factors need to be taken into account by the physician when deciding when and how to transport critical patients. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55816414 ER -