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Table 1 Study sites, usual retrieval mode and round trip distance from the RCH

From: The effectiveness of telemedicine for paediatric retrieval consultations: rationale and study design for a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial

Study site

Usual mode of retrieval

Round trip distance

Air (nm; km)

Road (km)1,3

Redcliffe Hospital

Road ambulance

N/A2

62

Nambour General Hospital

Helicopter

100;185

N/A2

Bundaberg Base Hospital

Fixed wing aircraft

312;578

41

Rockhampton Base Hospital

Fixed-wing aircraft

562;1042

36.4

  1. 1Using main roads; 2Direct hospital-to-hospital; 3Fixed wing retrievals include road-ambulance components between the referring hospital and local airport, and between the Royal Children’s Hospital and the Royal Flying Doctor Service at Brisbane Airport.
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BMC Health Services Research

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