European consensus recommendations for neonatal and paediatric retrievals of positive or suspected COVID-19 patients.

CONCLUSIONS: Our consensus recommendations aim to define current best-practice and should help guide transport teams dealing with infants and children with COVID-19 to work safely and effectively.
IMPACT: We present European consensus recommendations on pertinent measures for transporting infants and children in times of the coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2 /COVID-19) pandemic. A panel of experts reviewed the evidence around transporting infants and children with proven or suspected COVID-19. Specific guidance on aspects of personal protective equipment, airway management and considerations for incubator and open stretcher transports is presented. Based on scant evidence, best-practice recommendations for neonatal and paediatric transport teams are presented, aiming for the protection of teams and patients. We highlight gaps in knowledge and areas of future research.
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Source: Pediatric Research - July 6, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Terheggen U, Heiring C, Kjellberg M, Hegardt F, Kneyber M, Gente M, Roehr CC, Jourdain G, Tissieres P, Ramnarayan P, Breindahl M, van den Berg J Tags: Pediatr Res Source Type: research