Table 3:

Components of an effective life-saving system in critical care.

Name of the component	Description / benefits
screening system	Clear guidelines/criteria for early identification of targeted patients with reasonable sensitivity for picking up only critically ill patients
communication system	The standard method that facilitates easy and effective communication between the referring team and the receiving team once potential patients are identified
Transport system	Standard transport system with designated retrieving team, who are experts in the targeted population by certificate.
Repatriation protocol	Policy for repatriation after 48 of stability and /or definitive care has been accomplished to keep open access in secondary/tertiary hospital for potential future patients.
Auditing system	A centralized system that is able to record/retrieve calls and documents and supervised by an expert to generate feedback/recommendation/corrective action/training/policy and procedure revision as needed.