Neonatal Transfer: Fill & Download for Free

As said already, certain Ambulances are fitted with different equipment and thus also vary in price, I will list from cheapest to most expensive that can be found in my country, Ireland.VoluntaryThe voluntary/private ambulance sector tend to have the cheapest ambulances, either acquired at low cost from the primary statutory services (as shown below) or are van conversions. These services usually cover events such as concerts, festivals and sport competition as well as hospital transfersPrice: €70,000 (New)EmergencyThese vehicles are fitted with modern and expensive tech such as the LifePak 15 ECG machine, Lucas 2 mechanical CPR, CombiCarrier II patient transfer device, Fluids and lots more, all of which is rarely needed at the events that the voluntary services cover.Price: €250,000Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICAS)These vehicles cost considerably more due to the amount of state of the art equipment carried. They carry infusion pumps, life support, advanced drugs and is designed entirely to maximise the chances of survival for neonatal transfers and critically ill children and adults.Price: A lot more

When my youngest son was born, he was not breathing and had no heartbeat. He was rushed into a “suscitation room” (not re-suscitation; he had never been conscious) and a team of nurses and doctors went to work on him. I couldn’t manage to be in the room with them; it was seven minutes before they had a heartbeat, another ten minutes before they had breathing, and another five minutes before they dared tell us he was alive.Ambulance for all of us to a specialised neonatal ward, him in an incubator. Round-the-clock monitoring with my wife staying in a ward nearby. This went on for two weeks, including transfer by ambulance back to a regular neonatal ward. Regular follow-ups for six months until they were certain he had suffered no ill effects. Therapy for my wife and me. Two weeks sick leave from work for me, in addition to the two statutory weeks for childbirth.Total cost to us: zero. Not even the regular $20 for admission; maternity care is exempt from that. We did not have to spend one second worrying about any financial consequences. We could focus completely on our children.

While living in a foreign country, my water broke 6 weeks prematurely and I had to have a C-section with my footling breech son. The military hospital was not equipped with a neonatal service so he was whisked away to a local German hospital. His condition changed and he was transported to another hospital for sick babies.My husband and I didn’t speak much German and trying to gain medical updates was a difficult challenge. The American hospital staff was uncooperative to communicate with the German hospital so we didn’t really know what was going on with his condition. I had to remain in the American hospital recovering from surgery. My husband had difficulty tracking down the location of my son since the transfers. It was all stressful and difficult to navigate. I kept fainting, was weak and had anxiety attacks in trying to figure out my newborn son’s condition. It was confusing and very emotional for me.I called my mom from the hospital, (she was in the USA ) to share the news of her grandchild being born and the unknowingness of his condition etc. I thought she would want to be informed. Her reply to me was,“Do you have anything else to bitch about?”My jaw dropped. I was confused as to how someone could be so insensitive to me at such a vulnerable and scary time. I didn’t know if my son would live. I was living a foreign country with little communication skills and a three year old at home. My mother in law reacted totally supportive and flew over to help out any way she could.My son recovered very well and is a healthy 32 year old. He got married recently.