Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
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PETS
Paediatric Emergency Transport Service(PETS) For infants and children requiring intensive care or ongoing management at the Royal Children’s Hospital, the unit provides a 24-hour emergency transport service. See link for more details
Most patients are referred by regional hospitals, metropolitan adult tertiary hospitals or smaller rural hospitals from Victoria,Tasmania and occassionally others states.
First contact is made by telephone and advice on how best to care for the child is given and appropriate transport arranged if needed.
Over 600 patients a year are referred to PETS, 300-350 of whom are retrieved by PETS and admitted to RCH or Monash Medical Centre.
There is a similar, independent service for newborns weighing up to 6 kilograms. Known as the Neonatal Emergency Transport Service (NETS), it is based at The Royal Women’s Hospital.
Contacting PETS
- To contact PETS for patient transport or advice call 03 9345 7007 & ask for PETS Doctor
- To contact PETS for general information call PETS Nursing Coordinator
Alison Fleming on 03 9345 5349 or page via switchboard 03 9345 5522
- Download PDF Brochure (PDF 344 KB)