Neonatal Pediatric Team
MedCenter Air’s neonatal and pediatric specialty team consists of full-time, dedicated registered nurses, registered respiratory therapists and paramedics. Each has extensive training in neonatal transport using our aircraft and ambulances.
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MedCenter Air offers transport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for neonatal and pediatric transports. Team members consist of highly trained RNs, RRTs and critical care paramedics. The medical team has 3 to 5 years of extensive NICU, PICU and/or emergency medicine experience. Crew members hold multiple certifications that include BLS, PALS, ACLS, NRP, TNCC and STABLE. The team are required to obtain advanced certifications such as CCRN, CFRN, CPEN, C-NPT, NPS and RNC-NIC.
Services include:
- Airway management
- Ventilator management
- Umbilical line placement
- Chest tube insertion
- Needle thoracentesis
- External jugular cannulation
Services include:
- Airway management
- Ventilator management
- Umbilical line placement
- Chest tube insertion
- Needle thoracentesis
- External jugular cannulation
The neonatal/pediatric team also administers critical care medication, including surfactant and alprostadil®. This service provides twin transport capabilities, ECMO, whole-body cooling for HIE patients (Tecotherm®) and comprehensive, family-centered care throughout transport.
Specialized respiratory services include:
- Video laryngoscopy
- Nitric oxide
- Hamilton T-1
- Heated, high-flow O2
- Blood gas analysis