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Pediatric emergency transport: communication and coordination are key to improving outcomes

Abraham Gallegos1, Vijay Prasad1, Calvin G Lowe2

  • 1Attending Physician, Department of Emergency and Transport Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice
|March 23, 2018
PubMed

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Safe interfacility transfer of critically ill pediatric patients requires seamless coordination between sending, receiving, and transport teams. This ensures optimal care during critical transfers to specialized centers.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Emergency medicine
  • Healthcare systems management

Background:

  • Critically ill children often need transfer to tertiary care centers for specialized services.
  • Interfacility transfer necessitates robust coordination among multiple healthcare teams.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline the process of pediatric interfacility transfer.
  • To define the roles of involved healthcare professionals and teams.
  • To identify essential diagnostic and treatment modalities during transfers.

Main Methods:

  • Review of interfacility transfer processes for critically ill pediatric patients.
  • Discussion of required services, roles of emergency clinicians and pediatric transport teams.
  • Identification of common diagnostic studies and treatments.

Main Results:

  • Effective interfacility transfer relies on coordinated communication and planning.
  • Specific roles for emergency clinicians and pediatric transport teams are crucial.
  • Standardized approaches to diagnostics and treatments facilitate safe transfers.

Conclusions:

  • Optimizing interfacility transfer protocols enhances patient safety and outcomes.
  • Clear delineation of responsibilities among healthcare teams is vital.
  • This issue provides a comprehensive guide to pediatric interfacility transfers.

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