Pediatric Nursing Care during Aeromedical Transport: Nursing Role
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Pediatric patients transferred by Aeromedical Transport System (ATS) to a tertiary care is one of the fastest and efficient transferring options available on long-distance flights especially between countries. Through aeromedical transportation, pediatric patients’ survival rates increase and quality of life improves. However, during air transportation these vulnerable patients encounter stress of flight that induce unfavorable effects to the patients. Therefore, nursing plays a vital role in taking care of the patients’ safety not only before (preflight) and during the flight but also after the flight (post-flight).
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