Completely updated and revised, the new Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients, 5th Edition, offers the most current and comprehensive guidelines for the critical care transport of neonatal and pediatric patients. Written by experts in the field, this definitive textbook encompasses the must-have information and guidelines for health care professionals and hospital systems interested in developing transport systems and improving the transport care they deliver.
This edition covers all aspects of air and ground transport-from team organization and training to equipment selection, quality improvement, safety, ethics, and much more. It also includes coverage of new and challenging areas of transport medicine, with chapters on:
- Maternal High-Risk Obstetric Transport
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) on Transport
- Infection Control: Protect the Patient, Protect the Team
- Considerations in Pediatric Psychiatric and Behavioral Care in Transport
This essential resource is a must-have for all health care professionals involved in the transport of our most precious cargo-neonatal and pediatric patients
The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport Medicine supports the safe transport of pediatric patients by developing clinical guidance, providing education, facilitating interdisciplinary networking, promoting research, and advocating for transport providers at the local, state, and national level.
Robert Holcomb Jr, MD, FAAP attended Arizona State University, a dual major in Biomedical & Chemical Engineering. He earned his Medical Degree from Georgetown University. He completed his Residency at Wilford Hall US Air Force Medical Center and Fellowship in Neonatology at the University of Colorado/Denver Childrens Program. Dr Holcomb was a distinguished graduate of Air Force ROTC, and is an 18-year USAF Disabled Veteran.
Keith Meyer, MD, FAAP is the Medical Director of Nicklaus Childrens LifeFlight (c) Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Services in Miami, Florida. With over 20 years of experience in Pediatric Critical Care and Transport Medicine, he has dedicated his career to improving the care of critically ill neonatal and pediatric patients during transport.
Ranna A. Rozenfeld, MD, FAAP, FCCM, is Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Rozenfeld specializes in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She is the Division Director for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and the Medical Director of the LifePACT Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Childrens Hospital. She is actively involved in teaching, research and clinical care.
Hamilton Schwartz, MD, MEd, FAAP, FACEP, is board-certified in pediatrics, pediatric emergency medicine, and EMS medicine. He is the Medical Director of the Cincinnati Childrens Critical Care Transport Team and Pediatric Medical Director for the Cincinnati Fire Department. He co-founded the Ground Air Medical qUality Transport (GAMUT) database and Quality Improvement Collaborative, an international transport medicine quality improvement collaborative involving over 400 member organizations. He is the associate editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Executive Committee of the Section on Transport Medicines two-volume policy guides on neonatal and pediatric transport medicine. He is also co-editor of the AAPs new peer-reviewed transport research journal Transport Dispatch.
Tamara N. Rush, MSN, RN, C-NPT, EMT, widely known as Tammy, is an accomplished nursing professional with an extensive career spanning over four decades. Tammy holds a Master of Science in Nursing from East Carolina University, earned in 2013. Her impressive career is marked by 42 years of dedicated service in pediatric and neonatal critical care nursing, with a particular focus on critical care transport management.
Chapter 1: Organization of a Neonatal-Pediatric Interfacility Transport Service
Chapter 2: Transport Program Administration
Chapter 3: Transport Team Clinicians, Health Care Professionals, and Team Composition
Chapter 4: Transport Program Personnel, Training, and Assessment
Chapter 5: Communications and the Dispatch Center
Chapter 6: Equipment and Medications
Chapter 7: Legal Issues
Chapter 8: Quality Improvement
Chapter 9: Safety
Chapter 10: Transport Mode: Issues, Timing, Safety, Selection Criteria, Considerations, and Options
Chapter 11: Transport Physiology and Stresses of Transport
Chapter 12: Patient and Family Centered Care
Chapter 13: Marketing the Neonatal-Pediatric Transport Program
Chapter 14: Outreach Education
Chapter 15: Financial Considerations
Chapter 16: Database Development and Application
Chapter 17: Transport Research
Chapter 18: Ethics
Chapter 19: Accreditation
Chapter 20: Special Considerations for Neonatal-Pediatric Transport
Chapter 21: Maternal High Risk OB Transport
Chapter 22: Telemedicine in Transport
Chapter 23: Stress Management, Debriefing, and Team Health
Chapter 24: Involvement and Integration with EMS
Chapter 25: Simulation in Pediatric and Neonatal Transportation
Chapter 26: ECMO on Transport
Chapter 27: Infection Control: Protect the Patient, Protect the Team
Chapter 28: Pediatric Psychiatric and Behavioral Care in Transport
Appendix A: Sample Position Descriptions
Appendix B: Sample Transport Medicine Transfer Agreement
Appendix C: Key Elements of a Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team
Appendix D: Interfacility Transfer Form
Appendix E: Blood Product Use in Transport
Appendix F: Blood Transfusion Consent
Appendix G: Policies and Procedures
Appendix H: Transport Resources
