Annual Landing Summary 1990 - 2001
59
76
46
29
42
28
18
40
58
34
36
52
151
187
202
175
157
138
141
140
117
133
110
136
0
50
100
150
200
250
Landing at Children’s vs. UW Intramural Field
University of Washington Intramural Athletic Field
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Total Landings - # of Deaths - %
of Deaths
% of Cases Ending in Death - Children’s Hospital
# of Landings by Diagnosis - Children’s Hospital
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Cardiopulmonary - Respiratory - Cardiac - Infection -
CNS/Seizure - Surgery - Drowning
- Ingestion
Summary 2001 Landings
Children’s Hospital Helipad Landings - Patient and
Certification
# of Landings at Children’s and UW
Landings at the helipad at Childrens’ campus must
meet agreed upon medical criteria, and only occur for the
most critical medical conditions. Any one of the following
conditions authorizes landing at Children’s campus helipad:
unstable airway, inability to ventilate or maintain oxygenation,
inability to maintain adequate cardiac output, inability to maintain
adequate cerebral blood flow, persistence of unstable vital
signs.
A report to the community about emergency medical
helicopter landings at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical
Center. A summary
of flight activity is published quarterly by
Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical
Center, Seattle, WA. If you have comments or
questions, please contact Director of Community,
Government Affairs & Advocacy, Suzanne Petersen, at
(206) 526-2125, or Assistant Director of Community, Government
Affairs & Advocacy, Sarah Erickson, at (206) 527-3881; or
write either at Children’s, P.O. Box 5371, MS: CH-01, Seattle, WA
98105-0371.
