When every second counts
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When seconds count, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has a pediatric-trained transport team to transfer critical patients to our hospitals for treatment. Children’s conducted 5,104 ground and air missions in 2012. Children’s operates seven pediatric ambulances—one of which was purchased with funds raised by the community and is designated to serve Forsyth County—and two helicopters. These transport vehicles and helicopters are specially equipped: They are mobile pediatric intensive care units. Children’s also has the only dedicated pediatric helicopter in Georgia. The helicopter is completely customized for pediatric patients. While the transport team works to stabilize the patient and place him in the helicopter or vehicle, the team also takes the time to discuss with the parents what is being done to care for their child and how sick or injured their child is at that moment. Parents can ride with their child in Children’s-operated ground and helicopter emergency transport as long as they can remain calm and be a reassuring presence for the child. Having a parent travel along with the child is beneficial for many reasons, but most importantly, it allows the parent to arrive at the hospital with the child. When parents ride with us, we walk side by side through the door, rather than the parent arriving an
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