Fun Facts and Records

CCT: Intubation

Facts:

Most patients transported simultaneously: Quadruplets by ground - this was Critical Care Transport's very first transport.

Most transports in a single month: 172 (May 2007, December 2008 & March 2009)

Tallest patient: 6'10"

Smallest patient: 384 Grams; largest patient: 800 pounds.

Most I.V. drips on a single patient for transport: 16.

Most unusual local "ground" transportation: Venice, Italy - gondola ambulance.

Most transports by a single staff member: Debbie Smith, RRT, hit 2,000 on February 28, 2006 and is still transporting.

Most miles transported: Valorie Tucker, NNP: 371,233 miles as of 12-31-04 and still going.

Most defibrillations during a single transport: 77 -and yes the patient survived!

Most transports coordinated in a single day: 16 - Sheryl Pettis (February, 2000).

Most phone calls to set up a transport: 56.

Most intra-aortic balloon pump transports in a single day: 3.

Most unusual destination: National Prison Hospital, Springfield, MO

Most unusual passenger: a white poodle.

Most transports in a year: 1800 in FY2007.

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