Newborn Emergency Transport Service WA (NETS WA) guidelines

These guidelines are intended for medical and nursing personnel within NETS.

They outline the procedures to follow for accepting, organising, and undertaking a NETS retrieval as well as protocols on stabilisation and management of babies during retrieval. 

They aim to provide a quick reference guide to the recommendations, protocols, and procedures to guide neonatal retrieval practice. Referral centres and other health professionals may utilise our guidelines following reference to the CAHS Clinical Disclaimer.

Operational protocols

Read all of our NETS WA operational protocols. 

NETS resources

• NETS Transport Medication Protocols
• Neonatology Clinical Guidelines
• Neonatology Clinical Medication Protocols - King Edward Memorial Hospital
• Resuscitation medications and infusions calculator (Excel 66kb) 

Clinical guidelines

A

• Air transport (Special features of)
• Apnoea

B

• Bilious vomiting, suspected malrotation/volvulus
• Blood products taken on retrieval (collection, storage, and transporting)
• Bronchiolitis

C

• Cardiac Dysrhythmias
• Congenital heart disease (CHD)

D

• Difficult airway management

E

• Extremely premature neonatal retrieval 

H

• Hypoglycaemia
• Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE) Asphyxia

I

• Interstate transport
• Intubation and ventilation

M

• Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS)

N

• NeoVision
• NeoVision User Guide
• Nurse led retrieval 

P

• Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn (PPHN)
• Pneumothorax
• Pulmonary Haemorrhage

R

• Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
• Resuscitation Newborn

S

• Seizures
• Sepsis and shock
• Surgical conditions

T

• Transport medications

V

• Venous and arterial access and fluid management