[traumanurses] Re: Trauma Pagers

[Jill_Buttry@deaconess.com]

We test our primary activation system ( computer email) with alpha - numeric pagers & our secondary activation system ( telephone ) on a monthly basis. We keep an extensive documentation log for both systems.

-----Original Message-----
From: Larkin, Kerry [mailto:Kerry.Larkin@tenethealth.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:07 AM
To: TraumaNurses@TraumaNursesoc.org
Subject: [traumanurses] Trauma Pagers

At the moment we test our trauma pagers once a week with a return call to the operator.

There is no delay for team members responding to trauma alerts.

Would like to know how other Level I and II programs check their paging system - daily, weekly and how you validate the test page.

Thank you

Kerry

Kerry P. Larkin RN BSN CEN
Trauma Coordinator
St. Christopher's Hospital For Children

kerry.larkin@tenethealth.com

215-427-4619