Transportation in hospitals

TRANSPORTATION IN HOSPITALS

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Introduction

·       Transportation is the movement of anything from one place to another place

·       Medical Transportation enables patients to reach their destination quickly & efficiently between their

o   Visits

o   Treatments 

o   Operations

 

Types of Hospital Transportation

·       Internal or Intramural

o   Trolley System

§  A vehicle with a platform body having four small wheels of equal size, mounted underneath it

§  Used in hospitals to carry

·       Linen

·       Instruments

·       Food

o   An Elevator

§  A transport device used to move goods or people vertically from one floor to another

§  Handles any type of traffic like

·       Patients

·       Visitors

·       Services & Personnel’s

§  Have a capacity from 1500 to 5000 lb with a speed of 300ft/min (1.5m/s)

§  It is mandatory in each hospital for moving patients in emergency situations

o   Stairways

§  Mainly used in conditions like fire

§  Minimum width should be 1.11 meters and landing are necessary for handling stretches in an emergency

§  Continuous hand railings on both sides at a height of 3ft

§  Surface should be non slippery

o   Ramps

§  Used in case of transporting stretcher patients

§  Have a gradient of 2.5 meters width

§  Should have a concrete railings at a height of 3ft

§  Floor of the ramp should have grooves perpendicular to the slope to avoid skidding

o   Stretcher

§  An apparatus used to move patients require medical care or injured

§  Can also be used to move the patients in Ambulance

§  Can be of folding or scoop type

§  Also used during search rescue

§  Having a seatbelt and mattress with itself to prevent patient fall in fast moving condition

o   Wheelchair

§  A chair fitted with wheels

§  Used as a means of transport of a person who is unable to walk because of

·       Illness

·       Injury

·       Disability etc

§  Having a seat belt also for patient safety

§  Can be used with other medium also such as

·       Elevator

·       Ramps

·       Floor

·       External or Extramural

o   AMBULANCES

§  These are the specially equipped and designed vehicles used for the transportation of sick or injured peoples

§  They gives medical care to the patient during the shifting of a patient to the hospital to increase the chances of survival

§  Types of Ambulances

·       Type A (Medical first responder)

·       Type B (Patient transport vehicle)

·       Type C (Basic life support)

·       Type D (Advanced life support)

§  Recognition & Visibility

·       Vehicle basic color

·       All symbols, marking and strips

·       Emblems

·       Warning lights

·       Sirens

·       Uniform wearing staff

§  108/102 are the dialup facilities for calling an ambulance

 

Transportation Organogram

·       Chief Medical Superintendent

·       Medical Superintendent

·       Transport In-charge

·       Transport Supervisor

o   Stretcher boy

o   Drivers

o   Cleaners

o   Technical Staff

o   Mechanics

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