Our CMS data abstractors are not able to include fluids given by EMS in transport(inquiry was sent to Qnet). We can have long transports within our region. Our EMS teams in our area are becoming educated and engaged in early recognition of septic shock. Our state protocol is going to have sepsis in the hypotension algorithm. Upon triage, our ED nurses must enter a "zero" or an amount of fluid given by EMS. This pulls over to our cumulative I/O. Since this is documented in the EMR, why can this fluid not be counted? Thank-you for the input.
Jeanie Bollinger MSN,RN,ACCNS-AG, CCRN Clinical Nurse Specialist Acute Medicine Mission Health Asheville, NC Phone:828-213-7171 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message and its attachments may contain confidential and/or legally-sensitive information that is intended for the sole use of the addressee(s). Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or distribution of the information contained in this message and its attachments is prohibited. If you have received this message or any of its attachments in error, please destroy all originals and copies of the same and notify the sender immediately.
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