RT Book, Section
A1 Sheehan, Maeve
A1 Huang, Craig J.
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
SR Print(0)
ID 1155750578
T1 Interfacility Transport
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259860751
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1155750578
RD 2024/04/25
AB Outcomes  for  critically  ill  and  injured  children  improve  when  skilled  pediatric  specialist  transport  teams  provide  treatment.The  needs  of  the  patient  being  transported  should  drive  the  composition  of  the  team.Transport  personnel  must  be  familiar  with  their  protocols  and  the  limitations  and  responsibilities  of  their  specific  profession’s  scope  of  practice.The  referring  physician  is  responsible  for  stabilizing  the  patient’s  condition,  within  the  capabilities  of  the  referring  institution,  before  the  patient  is  transferred  to  another  institution.Limitation  of  resuscitation  orders  (“Do  Not  Resuscitate”  [DNR])  may  be  revoked  at  any  time  according  to  the  parents’  or  legal  guardians’  wishes.A  quality  management  program  is  essential  for  a  well-run  transport  service.Stresses  of  flight  affect  both  the  patient  and  crewmembers  and  should  always  be  taken  into  consideration  when  transporting  a  patient.At  high  altitude,  a  child  may  become  hypoxic  and  pneumothoraxes  can  expand.