Guidelines and standard operating procedures

Download guidelines for retrievals provided by our PICU retrieval team.

Disclaimer

These clinical guidelines represent the views of the Southampton PICU which were produced after careful consideration of available evidence in conjunction with clinical expertise and experience.

The guidance does not override the individual responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient. 

Clinical advice is always available from Southampton PICU on a case by case basis. Please feel free to contact us regarding these documents if there are any queries.

Standard operating procedures

• Standard Operating Procedures for retrieval of critically-ill children
• Standard Operating Procedure for the retrieval nurse

Drug infusion guide

• Southampton PICU Drug Infusion Guide 2009-2011

Guidelines

• Burn transfer plan for South Central
• Guideline for arranging an air retrieval
• Guideline for performing an air retrieval
• Guideline for retrieval from the Isle of Wight by ferry
• Guideline for the retrieval of neonates
• Guidelines for the retrieval and management of severe sepsis and septic shock in infants and children and Flowchart for recognition and management of severe sepsis and septic shock in infants and children
• Guideline for the management of severe traumatic brain injury during retrieval and Checklist for severe traumatic head injury.
• Intraosseous needle observation chart and guidance
• Resuscitation of blue baby and use of prostaglandins (West Sussex Hospitals)
• Guidelines for the withdrawal of sedation in children
• Guideline for parents accompanying their child on retrieval
• Guideline for the induction of anaesthesia
• Policy for safe securing of pod and baby on retrieval trolley
• The transfer of C-spine immobilised patients for retrieval