Discuss with your local paediatric service. Use the Queensland Paediatric Transport Triage Tool developed by the Children’s Advice and Transport Co-ordination Hub (CATCH) and Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ) to help you identify children who are critically unwell or have the potential to deteriorate during an inter-hospital transfer. The tool uses a combination of individual physiological parameters, the total Children’s Early Warning Tool (CEWT) score and specific condition triggers to identify children who require a critical transfer.

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The Children’s Health Queensland Retrieval Service (CHQRS) has partnered with Retrieval Services Queensland (RSQ) to streamline the way retrieval services are coordinated for critically ill and injured children and young people across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

From 31 October 2022, a single statewide model of care will guide the triage and transportation of critically ill or injured children and young people referred for retrieval.
The consistent approach aims to:

• provide a single point for accessing paediatric retrievals and advice
• involve local clinicians and intensivists in decision-making
• deliver care closer to home where available and appropriate
• expedite specialised paediatric transport to critical care centres.

What’s changed
Under the new model, a Children’s Health Queensland Paediatric Medical Coordinator (PMC) will coordinate all critical cases across Queensland and northern New South Wales, while non-critical or acute cases will be managed by a RSQ medical coordinator or a nurse from CHQ’s Children’s Advice and Transport Coordination Hub (CATCH), no matter where in the state the call is coming from.

More information
Children’s Health Queensland Retrieval Service
t: 07 3068 1510 (administration)
e: chqrs@health.qld.gov.au