This week's case study features a 5-week trauma injury, a critical care transport, and a pediatric patient with a surprise sepsis diagnosis. Critical Care Transport Nurses Erik and Nykole join host Sarah Lorenzini to discuss the complexities of managing a young patient with an unexpected empyema.

In this episode, you’ll hear Erik's initial assessment of the patient, how the diagnosis of empyema was ultimately reached, and the actions taken to keep the patient stabilized during transport. They cover important topics like fluid overload in pediatric patients, re-expansion pulmonary edema, and therapeutic presence.

Erik and Nykole also share their journey to becoming critical care transport nurses and offer insights on caring for pediatric patients. Listen to this conversation for a behind-the-scenes look at pediatric critical care transport!

Topics discussed in this episode:

• The training required for critical care transport nursing
• Initial patient assessment and history
• What led Erik to suspect sepsis
• The pathophysiology of re-expansion pulmonary edema
• Managing the patient during transport
• Key lessons from the case
• Best practices for pediatric fluid management
• Symptoms and treatment of re-expansion pulmonary edema
• The importance of therapeutic presence in pediatric cases

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