Pediatric transport issues in emergency medicine.
In-hospital care of seriously ill children has improved dramatically with advances in emergency medicine and pediatric intensive care. Interhospital transport is necessary for a large percentage of critically ill or injured children. The appropriateness of care received during the transport phase is a crucial component of the critical care continuum. There are few widely applicable or accepted standards in place for pediatric transport, partly because standards are in the developmental phase and partly because of the lack of uniformity of resources available in different geographical regions. A common sense approach to providing appropriate patient care should be used, keeping in mind the philosophic and practical considerations detailed above. The best interest of the individual patient should be the primary factor in making any transport decision.
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