Journal article
Improving safety in organ recovery transportation: Report from the ASTS/UNOS/AST/AOPO transportation safety summit
American journal of transplantation, Vol.20(8), pp.2001-2008
08/01/2020
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.15930
PMID: 32320532
Abstract
Despite the passage of a decade since the tragic loss of an organ recovery team from the University of Michigan, there are currently no national standards governing air and ground transportation of organ recovery personnel. Consequently, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, and the United Network for Organ Sharing jointly convened a transportation summit to review and update recommendations for national transportation standards. Expanded air transport quality assurance protocols, including a requirement for two engine turbine-powered aircraft piloted by two qualified pilots certified through onsite inspections was recommended. Ground transportation providers must ensure adequate safety restraints are available, ambulance avoided if possible, and the use of lights and sirens minimized. Finally, adequate insurance coverage for all team members, including trainees should be provided and should not rely on carrier liability insurance policies. The summit participants have committed the support of their organizations to promote and enact these regulations nationally.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Improving safety in organ recovery transportation: Report from the ASTS/UNOS/AST/AOPO transportation safety summit
- Creators
- David A. Axelrod - University of IowaShimul Shah - University of CincinnatiJames Guarrera - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyBrian Shepard - United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, Virginia, USA.Joseph Scalea - University of Maryland, BaltimoreMathew Cooper - MedStar Georgetown University HospitalRaja Kandaswamy - University of Minnesota
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of transplantation, Vol.20(8), pp.2001-2008
- Publisher
- Wiley
- DOI
- 10.1111/ajt.15930
- PMID
- 32320532
- ISSN
- 1600-6135
- eISSN
- 1600-6143
- Number of pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984322959202771
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