Special report. Air transport of pediatric emergency cases.

Prompt delivery of appropriate care is of great importance in the management of medical emergencies. The necessity for adequate, efficient resuscitation and rapid transportation of patients has been most clearly demonstrated in patients with severe illnesses or injuries.1 2 3 One response to the need for prompt delivery of proper medical care has been the development of regional centers to care for specific illnesses or injuries, including regionalization of pediatric critical care to children's hospitals. Early reports indicate that regionalization of some facets of critical care may result in lower rates of morbidity and mortality, particularly in cases of trauma.2 3 4 5 The need . . .