Pediatric and Neonatal Interfacility Transport Medicine After Mass Casualty Incidents

• 2009

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• Calvin Lowe
PMID: 19667853DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/ta.0b013e3181af6086

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This article explores the challenges faced by critical care transport teams during mass casualty incidents like Hurricane Katrina. It reviews the capabilities and limitations of pediatric and neonatal transport teams, drawing lessons from past predicaments to suggest ways to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of interfacility transport for pediatric patients.

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Focus Area: Violence

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child, Preschool; Critical Care; Infant; Neonatology; Patient Transfer; Pediatrics; Transportation of Patients; Mass Casualty Incidents

Institutions: Children's Hospital Los Angeles; University of Southern California

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