nitric oxide transports help

[Peter Brust]

Hi Scott, We do a fair number of nitric transports in our neonatal
population.  We always bring an RT and a neonatal fellow on every
transport due to the acuity of the child.  Let me know if you have any
questions.  peter





Peter Brust, RN, MSN, CMTE, CCRN
Nurse Manager 
Emergency Transport Services
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th St and Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, Pa 19104
215.590.2160
215.590.2268 voice mail
215.590.4868 fax
brust at email.chop.edu


>>> Pedsrusscott at cs.com 1/29/2009 4:05:39 PM >>>

Greetings - Hoping the group can help with the following situation -
our flight crew is an RN/ER resident crew configuration - For the past
several years, we have been transporting neonates on nitric by air &
ground with our RN/ER MD crew, but happily have had a neonatal RT
accompany us - However, we have recently been told that the RT
department is downsizing & they will no longer be able to routinely
accompany us on these NO transports - I am hoping, especially from our
transport RT colleagues, for input on this situation - Are there
standards out there that support RT's going on NO transports? Any
programs who have protocols for having RT's accompany on NO transports?
Our flight RN's feel that these transports, in our instance, are low
volume, but very high risk (2-3/month on average) & we are very much in
need of "backup info/protocols/standards" to help us maintain what we
believe to be standard of care for these patients
Any help welcomed
Scott DeBoer RN,MSN,CFRN
Flight Nurse: UCAN
Founder: Peds-R-Us
scott at peds-r-us.com 
866-449-7337 fax
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