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The Children's Air Ambulance is an air ambulance charity that transfers critically ill children from local hospitals to specialist paediatric centres. It also moves specialist teams to local hospitals when a child is too sick to travel. It operates mainly in England, but has also flown missions in Wales and Scotland. It was founded in 2005 and has been run by The Air Ambulance Service charity since 2011.〔http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/air-ambulance-service-takes-childrens-air-ambulance/governance/article/1107771〕 ==Operations== The service operates from Coventry Airport, and can reach anywhere in the UK within two hours and reach all of the UK's specialist children’s units within 70 minutes. Children and clinical teams are moved using an AgustaWestland AW109 helicopter, which was leased by the charity in October 2012. It has a top speed of 185 mph. The helicopter always flies with two pilots and, when transporting a child, generally carries a paediatrician and a specialist nurse on board. Children are transported in a bespoke stretcher (certified for flight) which was designed and built in partnership with consultant paediatricians and transport nurses. No specialised stretcher for paediatric helicopter transfer existed at the time. The stretcher was nicknamed ‘Shrek’ because the first one was painted green. ‘Shrek’ can carry a baby up to 8 kg being in a specialist ‘baby pod’, or facilitate larger babies and children on the stretcher mattress. The stretcher design allows for the equipment needed for paediatric intensive care to be secure and easily operated, whether in flight or on the ground. Each of the six transport teams the charity currently works with has its own ‘Shrek’ stretcher. When a child is too sick or not able to travel, the Children's Air Ambulance will transfer specialists from the Clinical Partner Team to a local hospital. The helicopter is not an emergency helicopter, but a transfer vehicle for children and specialist teams to and from hospitals across the country. The Children’s Air Ambulance, alongside the Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance which is also based at Coventry, is registered with the Care Quality Commission.〔http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-221712799〕 Working alongside a key clinical partner, the service has achieved accreditation with the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems, a recognised international standard for safety, quality and governance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Children's Air Ambulance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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