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Little People in a Big World: Preparation and Planning for U.S. Military Transcontinental Pediatric Critical Care Air Transports

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Lieutenant Colonel Renee Matos, a pediatric intensivist in the Air Force, discusses the preparation and planning for U.S. military transcontinental pediatric critical care air transports. She explains that the United States Air Force's Air Mobility Command is responsible for medical transports in the Air Force, and the Air Medical Evacuation (AE) are the aircrew responsible for providing medical support during these transports. The three most commonly used aircraft for en route medical care are the C-130, C-17, and KC-135. Lieutenant Colonel Matos highlights the challenges of providing pediatric critical care during air transports, as there is no standardized set of equipment and supplies for pediatric patients. She also shares examples of pediatric air transports during disasters, such as war-related injuries, terrorist attacks, volcanic eruptions, and refugee evacuations. She emphasizes the importance of maintaining pediatric skills and properly resourcing specialty transport teams with supplies for these missions.

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Crisis Management, Pediatrics, 2022

Asset Caption

Military medical teams uniquely need to be able to manage the transport of critically ill patients, regardless of the nature of their illness, over great distances to receive definitive care. These teams must be able to deploy at a moment's notice and care for patients with complex polytrauma, acute respiratory failure, highly infectious diseases, and possibly children as well as adults. This session will review the capabilities and experiences of the U.S. military's critical care air transport (CCAT) teams, as well as lessons from their work that may be broadly applicable to "earthbound" critical care.

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Content Type Presentation

Knowledge Area Pediatrics

Knowledge Area Crisis Management

Knowledge Level Advanced

Membership Level Select

Tag Evacuation

Tag Pediatrics

Year 2022

Keywords

pediatric intensivist

Air Force

transcontinental pediatric critical care air transports

C-130

C-17

KC-135

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