For example, a child with a difficult airway should always be retrieved by a senior ICU registrar or a consultanOnly the PETS consultant may decide that we are not able to perform a requested transport. The consultant should discuss the best method of transferring the child with the referring doctor. Prioritisation. There are certain conditions for which the PETS team should be mobilized immediately, these are referred to as the Go Now criteria. The team deployed may need to be a second team if the PETS team are already out. The criteria are: PETS GO NOW CRITERIA ECLS retrievals must always be co-ordinated by the PETS and ECLS consultant. They require an ECLS PIPER nurse, senior ICU doctor, cardiac surgeon and perfusionist. They take up to 16hr, so are a significant
For example, a child with a difficult airway should always be retrieved by a senior ICU registrar or a consultanOnly the PETS consultant may decide that we are not able to perform a requested transport. The consultant should discuss the best method of transferring the child with the referring doctor. Prioritisation. There are certain conditions for which the PETS team should be mobilized immediately, these are referred to as the Go Now criteria. The team deployed may need to be a second team if the PETS team are already out. The criteria are: PETS GO NOW CRITERIA ECLS retrievals must always be co-ordinated by the PETS and ECLS consultant. They require an ECLS PIPER nurse, senior ICU doctor, cardiac surgeon and perfusionist. They take up to 16hr, so are a significant