Pediatric transfers

[Dan Burgess]

Appreciate any help in defining transfer criteria for pediatric patients to a trauma center.  As a level III trauma center without a Pediatric ICU or Pediatric intensivists we need to define criteria for who we keep and who we send.  The nearest Level I is approx 1 hr away by ground.  Would appreciate anyone who would be able to share their criteria.



Dan P Burgess RN MS
Trauma Program Coordinator
Education/Skills Coordinator
Emergency/Urgent Care Services
Memorial Hospital at Gulfport
228-575-2079

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