Ventilators: We can provide both intermittent mandatory ventilation (traditional ventilation) and High Frequency Ventilation using the Bronchoton ®. The Bronchotron is a high frequency mechanical ventilator for a transport environment. It is classified as a pneumatically powered, pressure limited, time cycled, high frequency flow interrupter.
Nitric Oxide: For patients with severe pulmonary hypertension, Angel II has a portable unit that allows us to initiate or continue inhalation nitric oxide during transport.
Therapeutic Hypothermia: Angel II provides therapeutic hypothermia (TH) on transport for patients who meet the criteria for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and are candidates for cooling. We use the Tecotherm Neo, a servo controlled whole body cooling system designed specifically for neonatal cooling and FDA approved for transport.
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Breastfeeding: Even though the baby is being transported to another hospital, breastmilk is still the healthiest choice and parents may still breast feed the baby. Mothers can pump the milk from the breast and refrigerate or freeze it until the baby can be fed. The nurse taking care of the infant at the destination hospital will give parents more information concerning breastfeeding the baby, however, pumping and storing milk can begin right away.
Family on transport: The Angel II Neonatal Transport Unit is a highly specialized service. Because of the type of care we deliver, it is not our policy to allow parents or other family members to ride in the Angel II Unit. Should you have questions concerning this policy, please feel free to discuss this with the infant's Transport Nurse.
Parental visitation: Before we leave with the infant, it is our practice to bring the infant to parent's postpartum room so the family will have an opportunity to see the infant and ask questions. This is not always possible for infants who are the most critically ill.