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Office Location
Location: 3E
Triage/Transport: 860.545.8989
Medical Director: 860.545.9805
Transport Coordinator: 860.545.9191
Contact Person
Thomas Ziemba, RN, BSN, Transport Coordinator
E-mail tziemba@ccmckids.org
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The Pediatric Transport Program is a collaborative effort of
the division of critical care and the department of
emergency medicine at CCMC. This institutional program
utilizes the resources of the PICU, the Emergency Department
and the Respiratory Therapy department to provide a triage
mechanism and, if necessary, an advanced practice transport
of any infant or child to the Connecticut Children's Medical
Center for further medical/surgical attention.The access
to this program is via a dedicated Triage telephone line
which is answered by a Pediatric Emergency Medicine
attending who, with the referring physician, will determine
the need for transfer and the mode of transfer. The
Pediatric Emergency Medicine attending will also assist in
the care of the patient with immediate medical
recommendations.
 The
"transport team" consists of a senior level pediatric
resident, a pediatric transport nurse and a pediatric
respiratory therapist. The Pediatric Emergency Medicine
attending functions as medical control physician for the
transport team and maintains communication with the
"transport team" to provide optimal care during the
transport process.
Transport team members are available to provide
educational programs, regarding the transport of the
critically ill/injured child and other related topics by
calling the Transport Coordinator.
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