Intra-Hospital and Inter-Hospital Trans-portation Methods for Patients with COVID-19

Following the outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the world, the issue of relocating infected patients and personal protection to prevent this new and mysterious disease has been raised and followed up. One of the most important and serious complications of transmission of this disease is nosocomial transmission. Therefore, the first and the most important issue is to examine the need for patient transfer. Also, the necessary precautions for the transfer of this group of patients should be pre-defined and seriously implemented and followed up. The required health protocols and precautions can be categorized into four main categories: patient safety, health care and security staff, safety of those likely to be on the move, and disinfection of equipment used after transfer and relocation. Inter and intra-hospital transportation involves various challenges and risks. This article is a review of field research and defined protocols that have been conducted and implemented during the pandemic period of COVID-19 virus disease, which can be used to improve the mobility of patients by considering the conditions and facilities of our country.This research was conducted using search engines in reputable databases including Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed Science Direct, Google Scholar and review of scientific interviews and conferences held on the transfer of coronary heart disease patients and patients with acute conditions or intensive care requirements. As COVID-19 is a new emerging disease and due to lack of sufficient and convincing evidence on the various and possibly unknown dimensions of this disease, studies and protocols present for the transmission of other patients with acute and infectious diseases have been used in this study.