Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients

Completely updated and revised, the new Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients, 5th Edition, offers the most current and comprehensive guidelines for the critical care transport of neonatal and pediatric patients. Written by experts in the field, this definitive textbook encompasses the must-have information and guidelines for health care professionals and hospital systems interested in developing transport systems and improving the transport care they deliver.

This edition covers all aspects of air and ground transport―from team organization and training to equipment selection, quality improvement, safety, ethics, and much more. It also includes coverage of new and challenging areas of transport medicine, with chapters on:
- Maternal High-Risk Obstetric Transport
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) on Transport
- Infection Control: Protect the Patient, Protect the Team
- Considerations in Pediatric Psychiatric and Behavioral Care in Transport

This essential resource is a must-have for all health care professionals involved in the transport of our most precious cargo―neonatal and pediatric patients.

Robert Holcomb Jr, MD, FAAP attended Arizona State University, a dual major in Biomedical & Chemical Engineering. He earned his Medical Degree from Georgetown University.  He completed his Residency at Wilford Hall US Air Force Medical Center and Fellowship in Neonatology at the University of Colorado/Denver Children’s Program. Dr Holcomb was a distinguished graduate of Air Force ROTC, and is an 18-year USAF Disabled Veteran.
 
Dr Holcomb has conducted numerous national and international pediatric & neonatal critical care transports, during combat and peacetime, throughout the US, Europe & Asia, as well as trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific. He has transported in numerous fixed wing aircraft as well as rotary. He served as Commander of the USAF’s second largest Critical Care Air Transport Teams, and as consultant to the USAF Transportation Command Surgeon General. He developed, launched and now runs the HCA Midwest Division, Neonatal & Maternal Transport programs.
 
Dr Holcomb currently serves as Immediate Past Chair for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Section on Transport Medicine (SOTM). He represents the SOTM on AAP Legislative affairs, and has served time in Washington DC, lobbying for the AAP. He is one of the authors for the AAP SOTM Field Survival Guide, and is Chief Editor for the upcoming 5th Edition, Guidelines for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal & Pediatric Patients by the AAP. He has been the primary reviewer for the AAP on the 11th and 12th CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems) Standards. He also serves as faculty for several international transport conferences, lecturing on various pediatric and neonatal critical care transport topics. Dr Holcomb has served on two separate March of Dimes’ Board of Directors, the Kansas City and Mississippi Chapters, as well as Chaired the Prematurity Campaign for the state of Mississippi, launched in 2002. He has served time in Washington DC, lobbying for the March of Dimes. He currently occupies the AAP seat on the CAMTS Board of Directors.
 
 

Keith Meyer, MD, FAAP is the Medical Director of Nicklaus Children’s LifeFlight© Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Services in Miami, Florida. With over 20 years of experience in Pediatric Critical Care and Transport Medicine, he has dedicated his career to improving the care of critically ill neonatal and pediatric patients during transport.
 
Dr. Meyer has been an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Transport Medicine (SOTM) since 2006, serving on the executive committee and as Chairperson from 2014 to 2018. His contributions include developing resources and guidelines that have shaped the practice of transport medicine.
 
An accomplished author and editor, Dr. Meyer has contributed to five medical textbook publications, including the creation of the McGraw Hill Last Minute Medical Board Review series (2004). He also served as the inaugural editor of the AAP's Field Guide for Air and Ground Transport of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients (2019).
 
Dr. Meyer continues to focus on advancing education, clinical care, and safety in neonatal and pediatric transport medicine.

 

Ranna A. Rozenfeld, MD, FAAP, FCCM, is Professor of Pediatrics at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Rozenfeld specializes in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. She is the Division Director for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and the Medical Director of the LifePACT Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children’s Hospital. She is actively involved in teaching, research and clinical care.

Dr. Rozenfeld received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and her MD from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at the University of Chicago and her pediatric critical care medicine fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Rozenfeld’s academic and research interests include transport medicine, sepsis and septic shock, extracorporeal life support, as well as medical education. She recently completed a 6-year term on the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Transport Medicine. She is also a member of the Society for Pediatric Research, the American Pediatric Society, the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Air Medical Physician Association. Dr. Rozenfeld was awarded the 2017 Excellence in Transport Leadership Award by the Association of Air Medical Services. She has published extensively in the pediatric critical care and pediatric transport literature, and has edited The PICU Handbook, McGraw Hill Education.



Tamara N. Rush, MSN, RN, C-NPT, EMT, widely known as Tammy, is an accomplished nursing professional with an extensive career spanning over four decades. Tammy holds a Master of Science in Nursing from East Carolina University, earned in 2013. Her impressive career is marked by 42 years of dedicated service in pediatric and neonatal critical care nursing, with a particular focus on critical care transport management.

Tammy's commitment to excellence is evidenced by her recognition as a 2016 Nursing Excellence Award recipient from Wake Forest Baptist Health and as one of the Great 100 Nurses in North Carolina the same year.

Tammy has significantly contributed to the field of science through various publications and presentations, including:

• Contributing Author to "Patient Transport – Principles & Practice," 2018, Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association.
• Contributor of "The Pressure Is On: Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure in the Pediatric Trauma Bay," at the 2016 Pediatric Trauma Society National Conference.
• Leader of the Prehospital Hypoglycemic Seizure QI project for NC EMS for Children.
• Lead for the Pediatric Airway Project for NC EMS for Children.
• Contributing Author to "Merenstein and Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care."
• Contributor of "Practical Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in a Pediatric Transport Population" at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference.
• Contributor of "The Use of a Process Improvement Methodology to Decrease the Response Times and Cycle Times of a Neonatal/Pediatric Subspecialty Transport Team" at the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Co-author of "Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Guideline to Reduce CT Use in the Assessment of Blunt Pediatric Abdominal Trauma" in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.
• Contributor to the "AWHONN: Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, 7e."

Additional Information: Tammy serves as the editor for the Section on Transport Medicine Newsletter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and acts as the liaison from the National Association of Neonatal Nurses to the American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Transport Medicine (SOTM). She is also an Executive Board Member of the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS).

Tammy is affiliated with several prestigious organizations, including the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, and the Pediatric Trauma Society. She holds a national certification in neonatal/pediatric transport and is a member of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Additionally, she has served as a former International Trauma Life Support Instructor and a former member of the North Carolina EMS Advisory Council for Children.

Beyond her professional achievements, Tammy enjoys volunteering at her grandchildren's school events and working on her small farm. She also loves traveling across the United States in a motorhome with her husband, exploring new places and creating wonderful memories.