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Posted by RPSGT_____ on March 05, 2003 at 07:16:58:In Reply to: Outside labs posted by SuzieQ on March 04, 2003 at 15:05:18:
I have not worked in any labs who have crash carts that were freestanding. Who can use it anyway? There are no nurses who can push meds and no one qualified to use the defibralater (sp). We have healthcare provider CPR but we call 911 and basically handle the situation just like a lay person. We can get oxygen on them and do CPR but sleep lab staff is not trained to handle a code and should not be expected to.
We do have oxygen in the lab and have standing orders/protocols that we adhear to or if it dosen't fall into the protocol we will call the MD for order.
As far as our liability goes, we do not claim to be a "medical facility" such as a hospital. We are there to perform a medical procedure and in the case of emergency we will depend on EMS to handle the situation. I think we would be much more liabile if we allowed just anyone to open a crash cart and attempt to use it on a pt.
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