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Podcast: The Podcast by KevinMD
Episode: Starting a pediatric critical care transport program from scratch
Description: Pediatric critical care physician Kyle Willsey discusses his article, "When every second counts: the evolving challenges of pediatric transport." He shares the high-stakes realities of transporting critically ill children, from his experience stabilizing a severely injured toddler during fellowship to his current role in building a pediatric transport team from the ground up. Kyle highlights the lack of standardization in pediatric transport medicine, the financial barriers to maintaining specialized teams, and the need for high-fidelity simulation training. He also explores how shrinking pediatric inpatient resources make efficient transport systems more essential than ever. Tune in for a deep dive...