title: Air transport.
abstract: Air transport has become an integral element of pediatric transport programs. The use of both fixed-wing (airplane) and rotorwing (helicopter) aircraft has increased. Appropriate vehicles configured for the safe and effective transfer of pediatric and neonatal patients are available. As the acuity of patients requiring air transport has increased, more sophisticated and specialized training in the areas of flight physiology and transport medicine is required. The limitations of air transport and air transport vehicles must be understood to assure that the optimal modality is selected for a specific transport.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas.
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Brink
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Neuman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wynn
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D009938:Organizations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data