Incidents relating to the intra-hospital transfer of critically ill patients: An analysis of the reports submitted to the Australian Incident Monitoring Study in Intensive Care

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Psychology Transfer 100%
• Critical Illness 79%
• Critical Care 75%
• Equipment and Supplies 51%
• Communication 18%
• Electric Power Supplies 18%
• Elevators and Escalators 17%
• Patient Positioning 15%
• Mechanical Ventilators 12%
• Patient Safety 12%
• Intubation 11%
• Psychology Recognition 10%
• Length of Stay 9%
• Psychology 8%
• Guidelines 7%
• Wounds and Injuries 5%