Characterization of aeromedical transportation of children, from a private company in the Southeastern Region of Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Characterization of aeromedical transportation of children, from a private company in the Southeastern Region of Brazil
Received 28th November, 2021; Received in revised form 17th December, 2021; Accepted 26th January, 2022; Published online 20th February, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Bruno Gonçalves da Silva et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
To analyze and categorize inter-hospital air transport of children performed by a private company, in the period 2020. Retrospective, quantitative, descriptive study. Data were collected from the electronic medical record system. Analyzed, categorized by age group, gender, diagnostic categories, presence of airway, and reason for transfer. Approved under opinion 4.831.047. Accomplished 153 aeromedical means of transport of children, 40 (26.14%) intubated. There were 94 pediatric (61.44%/153) and 59 neonatal (38.56%/153). The reason for transfer for complementary resources (139/90.84%) and repatriation (14/9.16%). Neonatal: median of 04 days, male gender (57.63%), predominance by prematurity (30.51%), and intubated (9.15%). In pediatrics: median of 02 days, female (51.06%), predominance for respiratory system diseases (36.17%) and intubated (17%). In both, the majority for complementary resources. Researchers emphasize that the transport of critical children should be performed by specialists.
