Question 9 from the second paper of 2012 asked vaguely about "clinical and organisational issues involved pre-transfer" in the context of trying to ship a subarachnoid haemorrhage survivor out of a backwater dungheap and into a neurosurgical unit. Other questions on this topic include Question 1 from the second paper of 2003 and Question 7 from the second paper of 2005. The answer to all such questions can be found in college policy documents. ANZCA also have a policy document- Guidelines for Transport of Critically Ill Patients- which has been endorsed by CICM. Additionally, CICM have a policy document - Minimum Standards for Transport of Critically Ill Patients (IC-10, 2010) which is referred to in the college answer. This document provides a reasonable systematic framework for a good quality answer. It is, however, a 12-page document.
In an abridged form, the recommendations are listed below.
In addition to the college documents, the retrieval enthusiast would be entertained by the 2004 article by Warren et al, which offers a summary of the reasoning and evidence behind many of the abovelisted guidelines. Unsurprisingly, this is not an area rich in high quality RCT evidence, and much of the recommendations are based on expert opinion and personal experience.
ANZCA "Guidelines for Transport of Critically Ill Patients
CICM "Minimum Standards for Transport of Critically Ill Patients" (IC-10, 2010)
Warren, Jonathan, et al. "Guidelines for the inter-and intrahospital transport of critically ill patients*." Critical care medicine 32.1 (2004): 256-262.