- Provide up-to-date COVID-19 status (PUI vs confirmed)
- Current vital signs, exam findings, and recent trends or changes
- Current medication regimen if initiated (including antibiotics and anticoagulants)
- Critical care medication regimen (sedation, analgesia, paralysis, and vasopressors)
- Current PPE status, oxygen requirements and ventilator settings
- Any potential COVID-19 related complications identified during management (e.g. heavy respiratory secretions)
Note: Upon evacuation team arrival to receive the patient, handoff report should be repeated with key elements above, including any recent patient changes.
Warning: Transition to the evacuation team equipment presents risk of exposure to healthcare team. To reduce risk: Personnel should be limited to those directly involved in the care of the patient. Best available PPE should be worn by everyone involved in the care transition.
- ETT clamping technique should be instituted to limit aerosol creation during all ventilator circuit breaks including transfer to evacuation team ventilator
- Sufficient time should be allotted to confirm adequate oxygenation and ventilation prior to departure of the evacuation team.