The optimal health and well-being of the patient should be the principal goal of patient transfer.

Responsibilities of an emergency service provider. 

Emergency medicine is the medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen illness or injury.

Support of the development of adequate injury data and surveillance systems.

Use of national standards for data elements in ED and EMS information systems.

Organ and tissue donation and procurement procedures.

High-quality emergency care is best provided when emergency physicians practice in a fair and equitable environment.

Emergency physician's principal legal and ethical responsibility.

Ethical responsibility for EMS

Patient information should be available in a timely, usable, and secure manner.

Appropriate emergency care and health care maintenance for passengers and crew members

Benefits of HIT

A patient's condition and the potential for complications should dictate the level of services available during interfacility transportation