Can-SCIP Coach App
  1. Can-SCIP
  2. Recommendations
  3. Guidelines
  4. Section 1 - COMPONENTS OF IDEAL SCI CARE SYSTEM

A - PREHOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY




For patients who are being transferred from an emergency department to another centre, provide verbal and written information that includes:

  1. reason for the transfer
  2. location of the receiving centre and the patient's destination within the receiving centre.
  3. provide information on the linked SCI centre (in the case of cord injury) or the unit the patient will be transferred to (in the case of column injury or other injuries needing more immediate attention)
  4. the name and contact details of the individual who was responsible for the patient's care at the receiving centre
  5. results of ISCNCI examination, vitals, imaging examinations and risk for pressure injury development
  6. the name and contact details of the individual responsible for the patient's care at the initial hospital.
(Adapted from NICE 2016, p.17; Level C)