A summary of flight activity,
for two quarters:
January - March, 2001
April - June, 2001
| Children's Hospital Emergency Room | UW Intramural Field | |
| January | 3 | 9 |
| February | 6 | 14 |
| March | 10 | 15 |
| April | 0 | 12 |
| May | 1 | 8 |
| June | 3 | 12 |
| Date | Landing | Departure | Transported From | Age | Diagnosis | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ||||||
| 3 | 11:35 am | 12:39 pm | Medic 8, Federal Way | Infant | Cardiac Arrest | Died day 1 |
| 5 | 12:25 am | 2:16 am | St. Joseph, Bellingham | School Age | Diabetic Ketoacidosis | Hospitalized 2 days |
| 30 | 6:18 pm | 6:44 pm | Medic 31, Monroe | Infant | Respiratory Distress | Hospitalized 7 days |
| February | ||||||
| 1 | 4:19 am | 5:10 am | Whidbey General, Coupeville | Toddler | Asthma | Hospitalized 8 days |
| 4 | 10:19 pm | unavailable | Cascade Valley, Arlington | Toddler | Status Epilepticus | Hospitalized 31 days |
| 10 | 12:45 pm | 12:53 pm | Medic 11, Maple Valley | Adolescent | Respiratory Arrest | Hospitalized 7 days |
| 12 | 10:51 pm | 11:51 pm | Skagit Valley, Mt. Vernon | Newborn | Seizures | Hospitalized 42 days |
| 13 | 6:08 pm | 7:02 pm | Valley General, Monroe | Infant | Respiratory Distress | Hospitalized 22 days |
| 26 | 3:00 am | 4:13 am | Skagit Valley, Mt Vernon | Toddler | Bowel Perforation | Hospitalized 2 days |
| March | ||||||
| 1 | 11:45 am | 12:41 pm | SeaTac Airport | Infant | Respiratory Arrest | Hospitalized as of 7/17 |
| 3 | 12:15am | 1:34am | Tacoma General | Newborn | Pulmonary Hypertension | Transferred 3/13/01 |
| 6 | 1:25 pm | 2:35 pm | Whidbey General, Coupeville | Infant | Respiratory Distress | Hospitalized 5 days |
| 9 | 5:57am | 7:01am | Skagit Valley, Mt Vernon | Infant | Status Epilepticus | Hospitalized 1 day |
| 9 | 8:26 pm | 9:08 pm | Madigan Army Medical Center | Infant | Fungal Pneumonia; Heart Failure | Died day 5 |
| 21 | 4:45 pm | 5:00 pm | Eastside Hospital, Redmond | Toddler | Sepsis with Shock | Died day 1 |
| 22 | 4:42 pm | 5:45 pm | Medic 1, Arlington | Toddler | Epiglottitis | Hospitalized 8 days |
| 25 | 10:47 am | 11:27 am | Medic 4 / 8, South King County | Toddler | Status Epilepticus | Hospitalized 2 days |
| 25 | 6:40 pm | 7:25 pm | Whidbey General, Coupeville | School Age | Status Epilepticus | Hospitalized 8 days |
| 26 | 1:35 pm | 4:08 pm | Bangor Medical Clinic | Infant | Heart Failure | Hospitalized 9 days |
| April | There were no CHRMC helipad landings in April. | |||||
| May | ||||||
| 10 | 4:31 pm | 5:24 pm | Providence,Everett | Toddler | Seizure | Hospitalized 1 day |
| June | ||||||
| 11 | 8:45 pm | 10:19 pm | Medics, Arlington | Infant | Respiratory Failure | Hospitalized 11 days |
| 21 | 4:20 pm | 5:28 pm | Kittitas Valley, Ellensburg | Toddler | Status Epilepticus | Hospitalized 5 days |
| 29 | 5:11 pm | 6:06 pm | United Affiliated, Mt. Vernon | Newborn | Meconium Aspiration | Hospitalized 10 days |
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
To our Neighbors:
A Medical Review Committee meets twice a year to review all emergency medical landings at Children's. This committee includes two representatives from the neighborhoods surrounding Children's, the director of the Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, two physicians independent of Children's and key medical leadership from Children's Hospital.
The committee continues to find that the vast majority of these emergency medical landings, which are based on medical criteria, are justified. We continue to evaluate each situation to determine whether a safe alternative to the landing is available.
A report to the community about emergency medical helicopter landings at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center / a summary of flight activityis published quarterly by Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle WA. If you have comments or questions, please call Suzanne Petersen, Director Community, Government Affairs and Advocacy, at (206) 526-2125; or write her at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, P.O. Box 5371, CH-01, Seattle, WA 981015-0371.
c/o 2001 Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center. All rights reserved.