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SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE 1. Characteristics of Respondent Pediatric Transport Programs and Affiliated Institutions Question (Number of Respondents)VariablesN (%)In what type of facility do you practicea?(n=43)Free-standing children’s hospital24 (56)Children’s hospital within a general hospital19 (44)Large general hospital (>500 beds)3 (7)Small general hospital (<500 beds)0 (0)Otherb2 (5)Is your hospital university-affiliated?(n=44)Yes39 (89)No5 (11)What services does your hospital offer for pediatric patientsa? (n=42) ECMO39 (93)ECPR29 (69)Heart transplant23 (55)Ventricular assist device26 (62)Trauma center40 (95)Burn center11 (26)How many total pediatric ICU beds are in your hospital? (n=44)<101 (2)11-2012 (27)21-308 (18)31-407 (16)41-507 (16)>509 (21)Which of the following pediatric fellowships does your hospital offera?(n=43)PICUNICUPEMnone28 (65)34 (79)25 (58)6 (14)Describe your interhospital pediatric transport program. (n=44)Pediatric transport program9 (21)Combined neonatal-pediatric program31 (70)Combined adult-pediatric program3 (7)Otherc1 (2)What is the upper age cut-off for pediatric patients transported by your team?(n=43)162 (5)171 (2)186 (14)194 (9)200 (0)218 (19)2212 (28)Otherd10 (23)What is your transport program’s average yearly incoming patient volume? (n=43)<5004 (9)500-1,00014 (33)1,000-2,00011 (26)2,000-3,0007 (16)>3,0007 (16)What percentage of your program’s yearly transport volume is pediatric age only? (n=35)<25%1 (3)25-50%5 (14)50-75%>75%15 (43)14 (40)Question (Number of Respondents)VariablesN (%)What team members can be dispatched on transporta? (n=42)Paramedic26 (62)Nurse 41 (98)Nurse practitioner 9 (21)Respiratory therapist 36 (86)Pediatric resident 8 (19)Emergency medicine resident 5 (12)Anesthesia resident 0 (0)PICU fellow 18 (43)PEM fellowNICU fellowPediatric hospitalist fellowPediatric anesthesia attendingPICU attendingPEM attendingNICU attendingPediatric hospitalist attending 8 (19)11 (26)1 (2)0 (0)12 (29)1 (2)7 (17)0 (0)Othere10 (24)What transport vehicles does your team employa? (n=42)Ambulance42 (100)Helicopter36 (86)Fixed-wing aircraft29 (69)What distance (in miles) from your hospital are the majority of your pediatric transports coming? (n=43)<252 (5)25-10039 (90)>1002 (5)Who offers transport medical controla? (n=42)PICU physician37 (88)PEM physician16 (38)Adult-trained physician3 (7)Medical director of commercial entity contracted for transport1 (2)Otherf11 (26)ECMO = extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, ECPR = extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ICU = intensive care unit, NICU = neonatal intensive care unit, PEM = pediatric emergency medicine, PICU = pediatric intensive care unit.aQuestion has multiple-choice responses.bWomen and children’s hospital and transport from all areas of ombined program transporting neonates, children, obstetrical patients, and adults dOther age cut-offs are: 8 years, 12 years, 18 years with exceptions made for older patients who have been followed by pediatric subspecialists, 20 years with exceptions made for chronic and renal transplant patients, no age cut-off if followed by pediatric subspecialists, no limit for pregnant mothers, and no age cut-off.eCan also dispatch: emergency medicine attending, transport attending, anesthesia attending for difficult airway, cardiac intensive care fellow, neonatal nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse practitioner, private service made up of a nurse practitioner and paramedic, emergency medical technician.fMedical control can be also provided by: neonatologist attending or fellow, PICU fellow, PICU nurse practitioner, hospitalist, cardiac intensivist, or pediatric surgery attending for traumas. ................
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