Agree that the developmental isues of the adolescent can be as big as the
physical injuries - our age is also 17 for the PICU - also as below can triage
to the adult unit- teens still cared for by the pediatric trauma surgeons \CNS
Susan E. Rzucidlo, MSN, RN
Pediatric Trauma Program Manager, CNS
Coordinator, Dauphin County SAFE KIDS
Penn State Children's Hospital
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Penn State Shock Trauma Center
500 University Drive, Mail Code H075, Hershey, PA 17033
Phone 717-531-7161 FAX 717-531-3784
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>>> KSchade@LHS.ORG 12/10/03 14:44 PM >>>
We are a Level I trauma center in Portland, Oregon, and the PICU
intensivist, caregivers desire all those patients that still comply with
Pediatric Association guidelines. This essentially means except for those
outliers that you stated below, all patients from infancy to graduation from
high school. They feel that all of the adolescents are also at very
specific developmental states and they should meet those needs.
This does assist with downloading the busy adult ICU and the pediatric ICU
because both ICU's can actually be capable of handling the adolescent age
group to allow that age group to be cared for in either ICU. Hope this
helps.
Karen Schade, RN, CCRN, CNRN
Legacy Trauma Clinic
3025 N. Vancouver
Portland, OR 97227
503-413-2000, VM 503-413-1679, FAX 503-413-2061
-----Original Message-----
From: Bingham, Kirstie [mailto:Binghamk@centracare.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:56 AM
To: 'traumanurses@listserve.com'
Subject: [traumanurses] Re: Adolescents in PICU
Our age limit is 17 and below. We are a level II center. Kirstie Bingham
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conary-Thum, Sheila [SMTP:Sheila.Conary@CHW.edu]
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> Subject: [traumanurses] Adolescents in PICU
>
> Hello.
> For those of you with Pediatric Intensive Care Units, what is your age
> range when it comes to accepting into that level versus going to an adult
> ICU (with the exception of danger/gang-related issues being destined for
> adult)? Thanks, in advance, for your responses. Much appreciated. Happy
> Holidays!!!
> Sheila
>
> Sheila Conary-Thum, RN, BSN
> Trauma Program Manager
> Northridge Hospital Medical Center
> Northridge, CA 91328
> (818) 885-8500 ext. 2758
> (818) 775-0211 fax
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