We do blood alcohol levels on all of our patients. If their screen is positive
or they have a history of alcohol use, we have a clinical psychologist, who is
a substance specialist visit with them during their stay. If they are only
there for a short time and he does not get to see them, we have a form letter
and an information packet with resources that we give the patient.
Janice
Janice Delgiorno BSN, RN, CCRN, RRT
Trauma Program Coordinator
The Trauma Center at Atlantic City Medical Center
1921 Pacific Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
W: 609-441-8182
Fax: 609-441-8178
Janice.Delgiorno@Atlanticare.org
>>> BLEICHER@saintpatrick.org 06/13/03 02:39PM >>>
Hi - We're establishing a program to provide brief interventions for alcohol
abuse for our trauma patients. One of the many screening options is to draw a
BA on all of our patients and, if not drawn for reasons of medical necessity,
sequester that information outside the medical record as a means of keeping it
non-discoverable. I'm wondering if anyone doing this could contact me on or
off-list with specifics about how this is accomplished in their facility.
Thanks, and happy weekend to all! John Bleicher
John Bleicher, RN
Trauma Coordinator
St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center
500 West Broadway
Missoula, MT 59802
ph: 406-329-5603
fax: 406-329-5875
bleicher@saintpatrick.org
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