Maryland%20Regional%20Neonatal%20Transport%20Program%20Ground%20versus%20Air%20Transport

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Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport
ProgramGround versus Air Transport

• Maryland Patient Safety Center
• Perinatal/Neonatal Reunion
• December 3, 2013
• Webra Price-Douglas, PhD, CRNP
• Coordinator
• I have no financial conflict of interest

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Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program
Jenny Yu, MD Co- Director Johns Hopkins
Childrens Center
Sara Mola, MD Co-Director University of Maryland
Childrens Hospital
Webra Price-Douglas, PhD, CRNP Coordinator
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Transport is not a benign event

• Patients
• Transport team

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MSP-Daulphin
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MSP- AW139
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Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport Program
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Maryland Regional Neonatal Transport ProgramAir
Transports FY13

• 32 air transports ( 4 one way- air ground)
• 1-5 air transports per month- median-2.5
• 60 score of 4
• Median gestational age 33weeks (23.2-40.6)
• Median weight1480grams (495-4483)
• Most common diagnoses
• Prematurity and related issues (RDS,sepsis, GI
  obstruction)
• HIE 6 hour window
• Outcome- home(15) died prior to transport(2),
  death (4), Back (MWPH/G)/closer to home (10)
  still in hospital at time of report (1)
• Median Length of stay15 days (2-159)

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Telephone Consult with Neonatologists
Once the decision to transport is made all
communication must be conducted via a
communication center on a recorded line.
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Education
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Used with permission, Karlsen, 2001