Infant Journal
for neonatal and paediatric healthcare professionals

Retrieving critically ill children – the Scottish Paediatric Retrieval Service

A brief description of the establishment and daily functioning of the Scottish Paediatric Retrieval Service is given, as seen from the perspective of a retrieval consultant. The article illustrates the process of initiating and completing the retrieval of a critically ill child and enables comparison with the service provided by the neonatal retrieval service.

J.N. François Taljard