We have partnered with our EMS and they are screening for sepsis and if positive will draw a lactate and give fluid for hypotension. This has helped to give a heads up to the ED, so we can continue with the early interventions
Pat On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Sue Beswick <[email protected]> wrote: > To continue improving our sepsis outcomes, we are looking at our EMS. > > > > Our EMS county providers are interested in doing lactates in the field and > possibly giving a broad spectrum antibiotic based on an algorithm. > > > > Is anyone else doing either of these? > > > > Thanks > > Sue > > > > *Sue Beswick APRN, MS, CCNS, CCRN* > > CNS Critical Care > > Greenville Health System > > 701 Grove Road l Greenville, SC 29605 > > Office: 864-455-4884 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sepsisgroups mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.sepsisgroups.org/listinfo.cgi/sepsisgroups-sepsisgroups.org > > -- Pat Posa RN, BSN, MSA, FAAN System Performance Leader St. Joseph Mercy Health System Ann Arbor, MI cell:248.890.0044 Office: 734.712.3604
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