Guidelines for air and ground transport of neonatal and pediatric patients /
Guidelines for air and ground transport of neonatal and pediatric patients /
author, Section on Transport Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics ; Robert M. Insoft, editor-in-chief ; Hamilton P. Schwartz, associate editor ; Jan Romito, special consultant ; S. Nicole Alexander, AAP staff.
- 4th edition.
- 1 online resource (x, 488 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Organization of a neonatal-pediatric interfacility transport service -- Communications and the dispatch center -- Administrative issues -- Transport program administrators and health care professionals -- Team composition, selection, and training -- Safety -- Altitude physiology and the stresses of flight -- Vehicle selection -- Equipment and medications -- Quality improvement -- Marketing the pediatric-neonatal transport program -- Outreach education -- Financial considerations for a transport program -- The transport patient care database.
"Completely revised and updated, the new 4th edition includes must-have information and guidelines for health care professionals and hospital systems interested in developing transport systems and improving the transport care they deliver. Authored by leading experts in transport medicine, the editorial team is devoted to ensuring that appropriate evidence-based conclusions and recommendations are included, when available, for the clinical and administrative subjects presented. The 4th edition covers all aspects of air and ground transport - from team organization and training to equipment selection, quality improvement, safety, ethics and much more"--Publisher's description.
9781581109795 1581109792
MA0694 American Academy of Pediatrics
Interhospital transport of children--Standards--United States.
Pediatric emergency services--United States.
Critically ill children--Transportation--United States.
Transportation of Patients--standards.
Child.
Infant.
Interhospital transport of children--Standards.
Pediatric emergency services.
MEDICAL--Gynecology & Obstetrics.
MEDICAL--Pediatrics.
MEDICAL--Pediatric Emergencies.
MEDICAL--Transportation.
United States.
United States.
Guideline.
Electronic books.
RA995.5.A1
618.92/005
WX 216
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Organization of a neonatal-pediatric interfacility transport service -- Communications and the dispatch center -- Administrative issues -- Transport program administrators and health care professionals -- Team composition, selection, and training -- Safety -- Altitude physiology and the stresses of flight -- Vehicle selection -- Equipment and medications -- Quality improvement -- Marketing the pediatric-neonatal transport program -- Outreach education -- Financial considerations for a transport program -- The transport patient care database.
"Completely revised and updated, the new 4th edition includes must-have information and guidelines for health care professionals and hospital systems interested in developing transport systems and improving the transport care they deliver. Authored by leading experts in transport medicine, the editorial team is devoted to ensuring that appropriate evidence-based conclusions and recommendations are included, when available, for the clinical and administrative subjects presented. The 4th edition covers all aspects of air and ground transport - from team organization and training to equipment selection, quality improvement, safety, ethics and much more"--Publisher's description.
9781581109795 1581109792
MA0694 American Academy of Pediatrics
Interhospital transport of children--Standards--United States.
Pediatric emergency services--United States.
Critically ill children--Transportation--United States.
Transportation of Patients--standards.
Child.
Infant.
Interhospital transport of children--Standards.
Pediatric emergency services.
MEDICAL--Gynecology & Obstetrics.
MEDICAL--Pediatrics.
MEDICAL--Pediatric Emergencies.
MEDICAL--Transportation.
United States.
United States.
Guideline.
Electronic books.
RA995.5.A1
618.92/005
WX 216