Transport of the Critically Ill Newborn: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

transport of the critically ill newborn, emergent transfer, interfacility transport, medical transport, neonatal intensive care unit, NICU, respiratory failure, bag-valve-mask ventilation, percutaneous needle aspiration of the chest, chest tube insertion, umbilical catheter insertion, intraosseous vascular access, respiratory distress, pneumothorax, hypothermia

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Bryan L Ohning, MD, PhD, Medical Director of NICU, Medical Director of Neonatal Transport Team, Department of Neonatology, Greenville Children's Hospital; Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina
Bryan L Ohning, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Thoracic Society, and South Carolina Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Shelley C Springer, MD, MBA, MSc, FAAP, JD LS-3, Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin; Neonatologist, Pediatrix Medical Group; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Texas Science Center; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Texas A & M University
Shelley C Springer, MD, MBA, MSc, FAAP, JD LS-3 is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, and Minnesota Medical Association
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Mary L Windle, PharmD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Brian S Carter, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Co-director, Pediatric Advance Comfort Team, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Brian S Carter, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Pediatrics, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and National Perinatal Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Carol L Wagner, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina
Carol L Wagner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Chemical Society, American Medical Women's Association, American Public Health Association, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Massachusetts Medical Society, National Perinatal Association, and Society for Pediatric Research
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Chief Editor

Ted Rosenkrantz, MD, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Ted Rosenkrantz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Society, Connecticut State Medical Society, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, and Society for Pediatric Research
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