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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.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Elk Grove Village, IL : American Academy of Pediatrics, [2016]Copyright date: �2016Edition: 4th editionDescription: 1 online resource (x, 488 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781581109795
  • 1581109792
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Guidelines for air and ground transport of neonatal and pediatric patients.DDC classification:
  • 618.92/005 23
LOC classification:
  • RA995.5.A1
NLM classification:
  • WX 216
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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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.

Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (American Academy of Pediatrics, viewed January 16, 2020).

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