The new edition of this popular text provides practical information for developing an efficient organization for transport, acquaints the reader with all available modes of transportation, and presents strategies for handling a wide array of neonatal and pediatric medical problems in the transport setting. All these elements work toward the goal of providing transport care as an extension of the intensive care unit. Includes the latest guidelines from the Transport Medicine Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Features

First edition a good seller
Includes a wealth of tables, illustrations, charts, and algorithms
Editors are major authorities in the field
-American Academy of Pediatrics now contains a Section devoted to the topic of Transport Medicine
--The latest Guidelines of the Academy are included.

Contents

General Considerations
* Organization of a Pediatric-Neonatal Transport Program
* Transport Management Considerations
* Organization of a Neonatal Transport Program
* Aviation Physiology in Pediatric Transport
* General Neonatal Physiologic Considerations
* Transport Safety
* Administrative Pearls

Cardiovascular System
* Pediatric Cardiology in Transport Medicine
* Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Newborns During Transport
* Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
* Shock

Respiratory System
* Airway Management
* Respiratory Failure Management During Transport
* Transport Issues in Neonates with Respiratory Problems
* Transport Management of Acute Pediatric Asthma
* Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients Requiring Extracorporeal Life
Support

Central Nervous System
* Neonatal Neurologic Problems
* Transportation of the Child with Seizures
* Near Drowning

Endocrine and Metabolism
* Endocrine and Metabolic Emergencies
* Evaluation and Management of Renal Emergencies
* Poisoning, Ingestion, and Overdose

Trauma
* Initial Stabilization and Transport of the Pediatric Trauma Patient
* Central Nervous System Injuries
* Cardiothoracic Injuries in Children
* Abdominal Anomalies
* Skeletal Injuries
* Burns and Inhalational Injuries

Infectious Disease
* Infectious Disease

Special Topics
* Temperature Regulation and Management
* Common Radiologic Findings in Pediatric and Neonatal Transport Medicine

Appendix I: Laboratory Values
Appendix II: Treatment Algorithms and Charts
Appendix III: Drug Therapy