Care with the fixation for the transflight of the pediatric patient in rotary wing aircraft: integrative literature review

Euseli de Assis Batista, Ana Izabel Jatobá de Souza, Keyla Cristina do Nascimento

Air Ambulance, Air Medical Service, Pediatric Patient Helitransported, Emergency Helicopter.

The objective was to identify the necessary care for the safe fixation during the transflight of the patient from 0 to 14 years old in aeromedical service of rotary wing aircraft. Method: integrative literature review. Data collection took place in the databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied, Scopus, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Embase; Nursing Database and Scientific Electronic Library Online, using the Health Sciences and Medical Subject Headings descriptors: “Air ambulance,” “Air medical service,” “Pediatric patient,” “Helitransported,” “Emergency helicopter,” “ Air rescue,” “Pre-hospital emergency care” From June/July 2022. Inclusion criteria: articles available in full in English, Portuguese and Spanish, from 2010 to 2022. Publication in annals, reports were excluded of experience and texts from graduation course completion works. Results: 412 studies were found, after applying the criteria, the final sample comprised four articles, where the thematic categories emerged: characteristics of pediatric scene flights as well as the procedures performed; transport epidemiology and qualification and training of professionals who work in pediatric emergency services. Final considerations: there is a need for production in the literature addressing the fixation of the pediatric patient in the transflight on a rotary wing after the rescue. Information and concern about the transfer of pediatric patients reinforce the importance of training professionals to provide safe care.

Received: 17 Nov 2022, Receive in revised form: 12 Dec 2022, Accepted: 17 Dec 2022, Available online: 24 Dec 2022

10.22161/ijaers.912.29