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Paediatric Retrieval – what's the rush?

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Cliff Reid

The Children’s Acute Transport Service (CATS) in the UK performed 2106 interfacility transports between April 2006 and March 2008. The stabilisation time averaged just over 2 hrs. Stabilisation time was prolonged by the number of major interventions required to stabilise the … Continue reading →

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Stopping infusions before PCI transfer

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Cliff Reid

An interhospital transport service introduced a no infusions policy for patients being transferred for primary coronary intervention, instead giving a bolus of heparin and glycoprotein 2b-3a inhibitor prior to transfer, along with non-intravenous nitrates (if needed). Discontinuing infusions during transport resulted … Continue reading →

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Ambulance transport induces stress

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Cliff Reid

Plasma levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline increased signficantly in patients with acute coronary syndrome during ambulance transportation – a finding in keeping with studies on normal volunteers. I wonder how much more of an effect helicopter retrieval might have? Emergency … Continue reading →

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