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Guidelines for Air & Ground Transport, 3rd Ed.

By American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport Medicine
Edited by George A. Woodward, MD, MBA, FAAP, Robert M. Insoft, MD, FAAP and Monica E. Kleinman, MD, FAAP
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Completely revised and expanded, the new third edition includes "must-have" guidelines for health care professionals who make decisions about the emergency interfacility transport of children. The third edition of Guidelines represents the collaborative work of a diverse team of professionals involved in neonatal or pediatric transport. Of interest to hospital administrators, clinicians, communication personnel, and policy makers, updated topics include: Quality improvement, Reimbursement, Ethical considerations, Legal issues, Research, International Transport

Stress Management, Integration with EMS, Accreditation, Family Centered Care Unique Clinical Transport Issues. Testimonial: "This is a must reference for any hospital involved in interfacility transport. Although other books cover clinical aspects of transport medicine...none have the scope, depth, and authority of this one." Jay P. Goldsmith, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation), Doody's Review.

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  1. Page 1
    1. Organization of a Neonatal-Pediatric Interfacility Transport Service
  2. Page 7
    2. Transport Program Administration
  3. Page 23
    3. Transport Team Clinicians, Health Care Professionals, and Team Composition
  4. Page 31
    4. Transport Program Personnel, Training, and Assessment
  5. Page 55
    5. Communications and the Dispatch Center
  6. Page 81
    6. Equipment and Medications
  7. Page 91
    7. Legal Issues
  8. Page 133
    8. Quality Improvement
  9. Page 151
    9. Safety
  10. Page 163
    10. Transport Mode: Issues, Timing, Safety, Selection Criteria, Considerations, and Options
  11. Page 197
    11. Transport Physiology and Stresses of Transport
  12. Page 219
    12. Family-Centered Care
  13. Page 227
    13. Marketing the Neonatal-Pediatric Transport Team
  14. Page 241
    14. Outreach Education
  15. Page 253
    15. Financial Considerations
  16. Page 265
    16. Database Development
  17. Page 283
    17. Transport Research
  18. Page 291
    18. Ethical Considerations
  19. Page 303
    19. Accreditation
  20. Page 313
    20. Special Considerations for Neonatal-Pediatric Transport
  21. Page 343
    21. International Transport
  22. Page 355
    22. Stress Management, Debriefing, and Team Health
  23. Page 369
    23. Involvement and Integration With EMS
  24. Page 395
    Appendix A1: Sample Position Descriptions
  25. Page 409
    Appendix A2: Sample Pediatric Transport Intake Record
  26. Page 411
    Appendix A3: Sample Transport Database Collection Fields
  27. Page 417
    Appendix A4: EMTALA Transfer Form Examples
  28. Page 423
    Appendix A5: Sample Transport Medicine Transfer Agreement
  29. Page 427
    Appendix B: Reference Card
  30. Page 433
    Appendix C1: Sample Critical Care Transport “Supply” Contents
  31. Page 447
    Appendix C2: Sample Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Respiratory Transport Supplies
  32. Page 451
    Appendix D: Policies and Procedures
  33. Page 467
    Appendix E: Transport Resources
  34. Page 493
    Index

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