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Interhospital transport to paediatric intensive care by specialised staff: experience of the South Thames combined transport service, 1998–2000
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Dear Editor
As one of the referring hospital consultants to the South Thames combined transport service, I can attest to the successful service described in the paper by Doyle and Orr.[1] However, it is rare for a transport team to be immediately available to collect a sick child. This delay compounded by the inevitable travelling time means that the referring unit needs to be able to stabilise and treat the sick child...
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