The DART (Dartmouth Area Regional Transport) brought him into Sharron's room in his transport system so that she could see him before they took off. The lead Nurse Practitioner on the team is one of the NP on the ICN team at DHMC. I was impressed with the pre-flight briefing she gave us before Tyler came in, I was even at more at ease when she mentioned that she was an ICN nurse and just happened to be on the transport team this week. One of the first things she said to us was how huge he was by her standards. :-D
Tyler in his 300Lb Road-case. saying goodbye to mommy.
This is the back side of the ICN transport system. Weighs about 300 Lbs. has just about everything you could possibly need to support a preemie for the ride. They told us we didn't need most of it but better to have it and not need it. The nurse joked that the pilot has been known to ask for the weight of the patient before takeoff. Somehow I don't thin 2 lb 13.8 Oz (1275 Grams) will have much impact on fuel consumption :-)
My brother Tim spoke to the flght-crew while they were waiting for Tyler to get to the heliport. Apparently this number costs $4 million and averages 150 MPH. Pretty cool ride for your first day..Thanks to Uncle Timmy for the pics!
2 comments:
This is one of those times that you look at the amount they take out of your paycheck for Blue Cross and say, "Thank you sir, may I have some more?" He's clearly in good hands. We're all thinking good thoughts!
Love,
Beth
When Tyler gets to third or fourth grade, he'll probably need to make a timeline of "firsts" in his life - first tooth, first bike ride, first day of school. He will win, hands down! First helicopter ride at four hours old. And, he'll have pictures to prove it! We're thinking of you!
Love,
Betsy
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