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Jeremy,
At Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center's Transport
Team, we require all new team respiratory therapists to complete 10 successful
intubations to be deemed "intubation certified". Of these 10, 3 must be on
neonates <3 kg. They can be done either in the OR or on transport under
the observation of an accompanying transport MD. Once certified, they are
required to maintain competency by performing atleast 1 intubation per quarter
on transport or in the OR. The team is also required to review a video
called "Airway Cam" yearly (by the way, this is an excellent resource for
pediatric airways, and I highly recommed it).
Intubation certification for transport RNs is voluntary not
mandatory.
Kie Shelley RRT
Transport Team Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC-1014 Cincinnati, OH 45229 (513) 636-7126 Office (513) 636-AMBU (option #2) V.M. (513) 736-7833 Pager (513) 636-3919 Fax kie.shelley@chmcc.org >>> ncmedix@bellsouth.net 12/06/02 10:29AM >>> Our program currently requires each team member to have one successful intubation every quarter. If an intubation is not completed for that quarter the team member must report to the OR to complete one intubation. I am looking for information on how different flight programs maintain intubation skills. How many intubations are required each quarter, month, or year at your program? Do you allow intubations to be carried over to the following quarter, month, or year? If an intubation is not completed how are intubation skills maintained (manikin, OR, etc)? Does your program require additional intubations for team members who perform pediatric/neonatal transports? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Jeremy Maddux, NREMTP Interim Program Educator EastCare (252) 816-6126 jmaddux@pcmh.com ncmedix@bellsouth.net _______________________________________________ Flightmed mailing list To unsubscribe or change your email address, go to http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/flightmed |