The safe transfer of all hospital patients especially those who are critically ill is of crucial importance demanding organisational as well as clinical skills safe transfer and retrieval of patients star is aimed at all health care workers involved with inter and intra hospital transfers it provides a much needed structured approach to . The safe transfer of all hospital patients especially those who are critically ill is of crucial importance demanding organisational as well as clinical skills safe transfer and retrieval of patients star is aimed at all health care workers involved with inter and intra hospital transfers it provides a much needed structured approach to transfer medicine together with sound guidance . Report safe transfer and retrieval provides a comprehensive review of the organisational and management strategy of the transportation of critically ill or injured patientsthis book is quite original because it discusses the interhospital transfer risk management and the number of interhospital transfers continues to rise. There is a considerable number of published papers that demonstrate the risks associated with the interhospital transfer of sick patients unfortunately with a national shortage of intensive care beds the number of interhospital transfers shows no sign of reducing this book provides a framework for safe transfer of sick patients and is written by a multi professional group representing the . Safe retrieval and transfer the practical approach the advanced life support group published by bmj books london pp 131 indexed illustrated price gbp25