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Norm,
You are absolutely correct, and it is for that reason that I included the heavy sigh at the end of my 1st post.  It would be so nice to be able to handle these emergences faster, but you are right on - as usual - with the fact that the untrained WILL do more harm than the trained EMS provider.


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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of McSwain, Norman E Jr.
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 8:59 AM
To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
Subject: RE: trauma response within the hospital

We have been doing that for years. Works well

Ron, Do you train you ED personal to the EMT-B level? If you want them to respond to those falls from the building, 'Man Down' etc. You must train and equip them to do the fulfill the responsibilities that you have assigned to them. Also equipment, Backboards, Small defibrillators, small ET and drug kit

You cannot ask a person to do a job for which they are not prepared...not fair to the patient either and that is the most important thing

Norman
 
Norman McSwain MD
Professor, Tulane School of Medicine
Trauma Director, Charity Hospital Trauma Center
norman.mcswain at tulane.edu
504 988 5111
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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Gross, Ronald
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 6:29 AM
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Subject: RE: trauma response within the hospital

If in the hospital we dispatch the code team.  IF outside the hospital but on grounds, security responds and - get this one - calls 911.  Yup.  Calls 911.
Another heavy sigh.

Ron

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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org [mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of Gad Shaked
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 11:51 AM
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: trauma response within the hospital

Dear friends,
I would like to know your protocols for trauma response for incidents occurring within the hospital,  i.e in the parking lot, suicide attempt (like jumping off the roof of the hospital) etc. Not for ER or ward patients. Who is responding, from where they get the equipment, do they also do the rescue if needed?
Thanks, 
Gadi 


Gadi Shaked, MD
Department of Surgery
Trauma Unit
Soroka University Medical Center
Beer Sheva
Israel‎
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