Transporting a child who needs emergency care
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Transporting a child who needs emergency care
You may be able to transport a child for emergency care if:
- The child is awake and responding (response may be slow or confused).
- The child is breathing without problems.
- Two adults are present so that one can drive safely and the other can care for the child.
- The child does not have a head, neck, or back injury.
In some communities, it may always be best to call an ambulance for safe and quick transport because of traffic and distance to health care.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Editor | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Last Updated | April 24, 2007 |
| Last updated: | April 24, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics |
| Editors: | Sydney Youngerman-Cole, RN, BSN, RNC, Tracy Landauer |
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