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Scottish Paediatric Intensive Care Retrieval Service
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Caring for critically ill children
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Welcome: |
Welcome to
the web site for the Scottish Paediatric Intensive Care Retrieval Service.
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We are a mobile intensive
care service for children and babies. Our job is make sure critically ill or
injured children receive life saving intensive care wherever they are in
Scotland. |
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There are children's intensive care units in Glasgow and Edinburgh. We take
specialist doctors and nurses to hospitals anywhere in Scotland so that
seriously ill or injured children can receive the care they need. |
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Our doctors and nurses are specialists at providing intensive care to
children in ambulances, helicopters and airplanes. Children who need
intensive care can receive this continuously even when they need to be moved
from their local hospital to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Glasgow or
Edinburgh. |
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This service is funded by the NHS but our supporters and sponsors allow us
to use the very best specialist vehicles and equipment and help us deliver
the best possible care to critically ill children.. |
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Yorkhill Children's Foundation |
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Click for more information for
clinicians and parents |
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News: |
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19th June 2010 |
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Subaru boss meets children saved by response car |
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Managing Director of Subaru UK, Paul Cunnicliffe, formally presented the
Paediatric Retrieval Service with keys to their new Subaru Forrester
response car, now complete with emergency lights and sirens.
The Colin Mcrae Vision charity brokered the generous donation to
compliment a specialist children's ambulance already supported and now being
built.
Jim McRae, Colin's father, and the Subaru team met two children who
have already benefitted from the fast response enabled by the car:
Dani Mcallister (20 months) was transferred to Yorkhill by helicopter -
the retrieval team used the car to reach the helicopter base and was
airborne within minutes of receiving the call from Dani's local hospital.
Arlene Penderleith (14) slipped into a diabetic coma in Wishaw. No
ambulance was available to take to Paediatric Retrieval Team to her so the
response car was used to avoid any delay. She was transferred to Yorkhill by
ambulance and recovered quickly in the intensive care unit. |
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11th June 2010 |
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The Paediatric Retrieval Service teams up with helicopter
service to provide fast response to meningitis girl |
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When 20 month old Dani McAllister became gravely ill with meningitis she was
taken to her local hospital in Stranraer.
A combined team was formed with a paediatric retrieval specialist joining
the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (EMRS) team. This allowed Dani to be
admitted to intensive care much more quickly than is normally possible.
In order to move quickly the paediatric consultant had to use the service
response car to get to the helicopter base.
Dani responded to treatment quickly and was able to leave the intensive
care unit after two days. |
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26th May 2010 |
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9 year old Kian goes home after winning infection battle |
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Brave 9 year old Kian Slaven left hospital today after winning his battle
with an overwhelming infection that had nearly killed him. Kian was
transferred by the Retrieval Service for life saving treatment in the
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Yorkhill when he became seriously ill at
his home on the Island of Bute. |
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9th May 2010 |
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The Paediatric Retrieval team goes to the GT Championship at Knockhill |
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The team gets noticed by motor sport star Damon Hill while showing off their new
response car! Motor sport fan and intensive care consultant Richard Levin
manages to get his Harley in the photo too! The new Subaru Forrester
is provided by
Subaru Scotland in
association with Colin McRae Vision
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28th April 2010 |
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Colin McRae Vision
delivers a new Subaru rapid response car! |
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The Paediatric Retrieval Service received a brand new Subaru Forrester
ambulance car today. The car is provided by
Nobles Subaru of
Penicuik in conjunction with Scottish Subaru and
Colin McRae Vision.
The car will allow medical teams to get to emergencies quickly, in
advance of the their specialist ambulance. |
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Our thanks to: |
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29th January 2010 |
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Colin McRae Vision
donates £35,000 towards a specialist ambulance! |
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Alison McRae presented Yorkhill Children's Foundation with a cheque for
£35,000. The money will be used to equip a specialist ambulance dedicated to
the care of critically ill children. The cheque was accepted for the
Foundation by 7 year old Tallulah McConnachie. Tallulah recovered after
being rushed to the intensive care unit when her throat was bitten by a dog. |
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Last Updated |
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21/06/2010 |
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