Air transport of infants in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Air transportation of 33 infants in small unpressurized aircraft over long distances is described. Twenty-six of the infants were transported more than 320 km in environmental temperatures varying from -35 to +21 degrees C. A commercially available incubator was used. Although more than half the inf...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1818077 2023-05-15T17:22:00+02:00 Air transport of infants in Newfoundland and Labrador. Johnson, M. A. Owers, J. Horwood, P. 1978-07-22 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1818077 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/679112 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1818077 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/679112 Research Article Text 1978 ftpubmed 2013-08-31T18:33:49Z Air transportation of 33 infants in small unpressurized aircraft over long distances is described. Twenty-six of the infants were transported more than 320 km in environmental temperatures varying from -35 to +21 degrees C. A commercially available incubator was used. Although more than half the infants had a rectal temperature within the normal range at the time of arrival at hospital, 12 infants had rectal temperatures above 37.5 degrees C as a result of efforts to diminish heat loss. Adequate oxygenation of infants at 3000 m in unpressurized aircraft can be difficult. Cold and vibration can affect equipment, and at high altitudes the readings from oxygen analysers may not be true. The use of an expanded transport team, which includes experienced nonmedical personnel, is particularly important in these cases. Text Newfoundland PubMed Central (PMC) Newfoundland |
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Air transportation of 33 infants in small unpressurized aircraft over long distances is described. Twenty-six of the infants were transported more than 320 km in environmental temperatures varying from -35 to +21 degrees C. A commercially available incubator was used. Although more than half the infants had a rectal temperature within the normal range at the time of arrival at hospital, 12 infants had rectal temperatures above 37.5 degrees C as a result of efforts to diminish heat loss. Adequate oxygenation of infants at 3000 m in unpressurized aircraft can be difficult. Cold and vibration can affect equipment, and at high altitudes the readings from oxygen analysers may not be true. The use of an expanded transport team, which includes experienced nonmedical personnel, is particularly important in these cases. |
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