Transport of Pediatric Trauma Patients by UK Peds Transport Crew
Information
The pediatric
surgeon on call
or the Pediatric EM Attending physician
will be responsible for
activating the pediatric
ground transport team to ensure timely inter-facility transport
of trauma patients
0-15 years of age
when other methods of transport
are unavailable. The attending pediatric surgeon or Peds EM Attending
physician will assume medical
control for the duration of the transport.
Procedure
·
Once a
pediatric trauma patient has been accepted
from another facility and
it
has been determined
that other methods of transport are unavailable, the UK
attending pediatric surgeon on call
may
contact the UK
Emergency Communications office (323-6215) to request the pediatric transport
team to transport the patient.
·
The UK Emergency Communications office
will
advise the physician if the transport
team is available
and will take patient information to relay to the transport nurses.
·
If the team is
available the emergency
communications tech will tone
a ground transport
and relay report information to the transport
nurses.
·
The attending pediatric surgeon
who activated the pediatric team will maintain
medical control of the transport and will be available to the transport nurses through
UKMDs.
·
Upon arrival at UK the patient will
be admitted to
the pediatric emergency department.