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Outcomes for the 2 types of teams were equivalent. Nonphysician teams responded more quickly and spent less time at the referring facility.

Although there was no significant difference in caregiver satisfaction between the VBUS and CC groups, implementation of VBUS greatly improved the success rates of pediatric emergency department catheterizations. This improvement is achieved with a rapid and easily mastered VBUS technique.

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Although they had considerable training for advanced procedures, the transport nurses rarely used these skills. All tracheal intubations performed by transport nurses were successful, and there were no adverse consequences related to intubation by a transport nurse.