Table 2 Therapeutic hypothermia on neonatal transport

1. Decision to implement based on the geographics of the referral base and neonatal transport team capabilities

2. Establish protocols and organize education sessions (including neurological assessment): referring clinicians, transport clinicians and receiving clinicians

3. Equipment: system for continuous rectal temperature monitoring throughout cooling and transport, cool gel packs, receiving blankets and transport incubator

4. Consider passive cooling and/or targeting temperature 34–35 °C in start-up phase to avoid overcooling

5. Maintain flow sheets and database for recording clinical data for quality assessment and improvement