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54: Transport
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Published:May 2023
Kristie Manning, MD, FAAP, FHM, "Transport", Caring for the Hospitalized Child: A Handbook of Inpatient Pediatrics, American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine, Jeffrey C. Gershel, MD, FAAP, Daniel A. Rauch, MD, FAAP, SFHM
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Hospitalist involvement in pediatric interfacility transport is evolving. Pediatric hospitalists may find themselves as either the referring physician looking for a higher level of care or the physician accepting the patient at the higher-level institution.
Securing the correct care team and appropriate transport vehicle depends on complete, accurate, and timely communication. Transport programs differ in the method of access for referring physicians. Some have communication centers, whereas others have hospital-based personnel who answer the calls and organize all aspects of the transport. Either way, the safest and most efficient means to coordinate transfers is to have one telephone number with...
