1. helicopter landings at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Seattle, WA
4800 Sand Point Way NE
A report to the
community about
emergency medical
helicopter landings at
Children’s Hospital and
Regional Medical Center
Explanation of Diagnoses
* Diabetic Ketoacidosis - an abnormal buildup of sugar and acids in the bloodstreams, resulting in a decreased level of consciousness
* Status Epilepticus - continuous epileptic seizures that cannot be stopped with medication
* Bowel Perforation - rule out intestinal rupture
* Pulmonary Hypertension - abnormally high blood pressure in the lungs
* Fungal Pneumonia/Heart Failure - overwhelming blood infection resulting in heart failure
* Sepsis with Shock - overwhelming blood infection resulting in loss of blood pressure
* Epiglottitis - inflammation and narrowing of the opening airway resulting in severe breathing
difficulty
* Meconium Aspiration - Pneumonia-like illness of a
newborn due to inhalation at birth of fluid containing
mucous and bile
A summary of flight activity,
for two quarters:
January - March, 2001
April - June, 2001
Permit No. 8225
NONPROFIT ORG.
Seattle, Wash.
U.S. Postage
PAID
2001 Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
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