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Field Guide for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients [Paperback]

AAP Section on Transport Medicine; Editors: Keith Meyer, MD, FAAP; Caraciolo J. Fernandes, MD, FAAP; and Hamilton P. Schwartz, MD, MEd, FAAP, FACEP

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Description

The Field Guide for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients is a brand-new clinical transport resource brought to you by the AAP Section on Transport Medicine. The guide is written by clinicians with extensive transport expertise and is a must for every clinician in the field of neonatal and pediatric transport. A concise, outline format makes this resource the convenient go-to reference for all your transport questions and needs. The pathophysiology of common illnesses and transport management pearls are at your fingertips.

Topics include:

  • Challenges of the transport environment
  • Diagnostic testing and procedural skills
  • Radiology pearls
  • Neonatal content
  • Pediatric content
  • Approach to selected signs and symptoms
  • And more...

Details

  • ISBN-13: 978-1-58110-839-2
  • Product Code: MA0695
  • Publication Date: November 15, 2018
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 512
  • Trim Size: 7.5 inches x 5.5 inches x 1.7 inches
  • Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Availability: In Stock

Editor

Hamilton P. Schwartz, MD, MEd, FAAP, FACEP

Dr. Schwartz is a board-certified physician in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services. He is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s where he has worked for 16 years.

Dr. Schwartz has been serving on the Ohio Medical Transportation Board as a governor-appointed member since 2009.  He served two terms as an elected executive committee member of The American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Transport Medicine from 2010-2014.

He has been the Pediatric Medical Director of the Cincinnati Fire Department since 2005 and the Medical Director of the Cincinnati Children’s Critical Care Transport Team since 2007.  Most recently, Dr. Schwartz was named the Medical Director of the Division of Emergency Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

He lives in Cincinnati with his physician wife and two young children.

Editor

Caraciolo J. Fernandes, MD, FAAP

Dr. Caraciolo Fernandes is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics with Baylor College of Medicine and Attending Neonatologist at Texas Children’s Hospital since 1998, and the Medical Director for Texas Children’s Hospital’s Kangaroo Crew Neonatal Transport since 2008. He has authored or co-authored a number of book chapters and peer-review publications on a variety of topics in neonatology. With an avid interest in Quality Improvement, Dr. Fernandes attended the Intermountain Healthcare Advanced Training Program in Health Care Delivery in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2008, and is actively involved in a variety of quality improvement initiatives at Texas Children’s Hospital related to the transport and care of critically ill neonates. He served on the AAP Section of Transport Medicine Executive Committee.

Editor

Keith Meyer, MD, FAAP

Dr. Keith Meyer is the medical director for the LifeFlight Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Team at Nicklaus Children's Health System. He is a voluntary Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University and has served on the AAP Section of Transport Medicine Executive Committee since 2008 – and as Chairperson between 2014 and 2018.

Author

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport Medicine

The AAP Section on Transport Medicine facilitates interactions among physicians and other providers involved in interfacility transport for the purpose of improving care of infants, children, and adolescents. The Section supports all transport team members by developing clinical guidance, providing education, facilitating interdisciplinary networking, promoting research, and advocating for providers at the local, state, and national level.

Field Guide for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients [Paperback]

Price:: 62.95

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