Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Page 102, May 2006

3-month-old boy with a liver mass

  • David W. Ross, DO, FACEP (Medical Director)

      Affiliations

    • David Ross, DO, FACEP, has served as the medical director of Flight for Life in Colorado Springs, Colorado, since 1996.
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  • Carol Wichman, BSN, MSN (Clinical Coordinator)

      Affiliations

    • Carol Wichman, BSN, MSN, is the clinical coordinator of the Colorado Springs base of the statewide Flight for Life program.

The following article recounts an actual patient case involving air transport. Minor details of the case may be changed solely to protect the privacy of the patient. The initial presentation and treatment will be described, followed by several questions, in this issue. Readers are invited to submit responses to the questions and other comments to David Ross at DRDR0682@aol.com. In the next issue of Air Medical Journal, relevant reader responses will be published.

We will conclude the case in the next issue with a discussion of how the patient was actually managed, the outcome and a review of the related medical literature, and interviews with medical/transport experts, where appropriate. We strongly encourage reader participation.

If you have a case that might be suitable as a subject for Case Review, please submit the details to David Ross at the above email address.

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PII: S1067-991X(06)00015-0

doi:10.1016/j.amj.2006.02.003

Air Medical Journal
Volume 25, Issue 3 , Page 102, May 2006

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