Welcome to the current newsletter. This one is dedicated to all of you out there who receive incoming trauma patient transfers from other hospitals. Here’s the scoop on what’s inside:
I’ve also included a sample transfer feedback form so you don’t forget anything when you send the patient. There is also a link to a Word version so you can customize it for your center. The link is: http://bit.ly/trauma-fb
I’m going to send out the next edition of the Trauma MedEd newsletter over the holiday weekend. This is a follow-on newsletter to the previous one on hospitals that have to transfer patients out to other trauma centers. The emphasis in this one is on the receiving trauma center.
Here are some of the topics:
CT scans: to repeat or not
Reducing radiation exposure
Radiologist reinterpretation of imaging from referring hospitals
Providing feedback to your referring hospitals
And more!
And I’ll provide a Word document of a sample feedback form that you can adapt to your needs.
This month’s newsletter is dedicated to those hospitals that transfer trauma patients to higher level trauma centers. And there are lots of you out there. I’ve included some information to help with the decision making in that process. Here are the topics covered:
Impact of the Rural Trauma Team Development Course on trauma transfers
The real truth about imaging prior to transfer
Image sharing systems
Secondary overtriage: what it is and why it’s bad
A sample checklist to make sure all the important stuff is done prior to transfer
I’ve also included a link to a Word document version of the checklist so you can download and customize it to suit your hospital’s needs.
The next newsletter will be released over the July 4 weekend. It will cover the other end of the transfer: the receiving hospital.
I’m going to send out the next edition of the Trauma MedEd newsletter on May Day! This issue is dedicated to hospitals that transfer trauma patients to upstream trauma centers. It will be full of tips on how to make the decision, and how to send them safely.
Here are some of the topics:
Predicting patients that require transfer. Is it possible to do it sooner?
Imaging issues. To scan or not to scan, that is always the question.
Value of the RTTD Course.
The Checklist. Make sure you get all the essentials done before you send.
