Transporting the sick neonate

Parmanum J, Field D, Rennie J, Steer P. National census of availability of neonatal intensive care. British Association for Perinatal Medicine. BMJ 2000;321:727–9. Report of Department of Health Expert Working Group on Neonatal Intensive Care Services. Department of Health, London, 2003. Aylott M. Inter-professional telephone communication on transport: a strategy to improve its effectiveness. J Neonatal Nurs 1997;3:24–8. Wright JD. Before the transport team arrives: neonatal stabilization. J Perinatal Neonatal Nurs 2000;13:87–107. Leslie A, Middleton D. Give and take in neonatal transport: communication hazards in handover. J Neonatal Nurs 1995;1:27–31. Melville M, Print M. Legal issues surrounding neonatal emergency transport: minimising the risk of litigation. J Neonatal Nurs 1996;2:18–22. Davies J. Paediatric retrieval—aiming for the gold standard. Care Crit Ill 2001;17:94–8. Leslie A. Transferring sick babies: the new practicalities. J Neonatal Nursing 1997;3:6–12. Leslie A, Barry PW. Paediatric and neonatal critical care transport. London: BMJ Books; 2003. Leslie A, Stephenson TJ. Audit of neonatal intensive care transport. Arch Dis Child 1994;71:F61–6. Wilman D. Neonatal transport: the effect on parents. J Neonatal Nurs 1997;3:16–22. Advance Life Support Group. Safe transfer and retrieval: the practical approach. London: BMJ Books; 2002. American Academy of Pediatrics. Guidelines for air and ground transport of neonatal and pediatric patients. London: BMJ Books; 1999. Jaimovich DG, Vidyasagar D. Handbook of pediatric and neonatal transport medicine. Philadelphia: Hanley & Belfus; 2002. New-born life support provider course manual. London: Resuscitation Council (UK); 2001. Woodward GA, Insoft RM, Pearson-Shaver AL, et al. The state of pediatric interfacility transport: consensus of the second national pediatric and neonatal interfacility transport medicine leadership conference. Ped Emergency Care 2002;18:38–43.