3 per the ACS Gold Book
Heidi Hotz, RN, Trauma Program Manager
Depatment of Surgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles
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> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 2:17 PM
> To: 'traumanurses@listserve.com'
> Subject: [traumanurses] Mortality Judgments
>
> Short Survey;
> Does your facility use three categories for assigning preventability of
> deaths:
> Nonpreventable / potentially preventable / preventable??
>
> or four categories:
> Nonpreventable / possible preventable / probably preventable /
> preventable??
>
> Many Thanks and have a wonderfully safe 2004!
>
>
>
> Steven Myles RN, CEN, MICN
> Trauma Program Manager
> St Mary Medical Center
> Long Beach, California
> Tel: 562 491 9174
> Pager: 562 462 5766
> Fax: 562 491 7974
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vicgray [mailto:vicgray@woh.rr.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 3:42 PM
> To: traumanurses@listserve.com; traumanurses@mailman.listserve.com
> Subject: [traumanurses] Re: Crossmatch for Trauma Patients
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>
> We draw one specimen - either drawn by the ED staff or the lab person that
> arrives - The person that draws it is expected to label it and assure it
> is
> delivered to the lab person = Why do they have this policy at your
> facility.??-
>
> Vickie Graymire RN, MS
> Trauma Program Manager
> St. Rita's Medical Center
> Lima, Ohio 45801
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hotz, Heidi, RN <Heidi.Hotz@cshs.org>
> To: <traumanurses@mailman.listserve.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 11:32 AM
> Subject: [traumanurses] Crossmatch for Trauma Patients
>
>
> > Hello All!
> >
> > I would like to know what other trauma centers policy and procedure is
> for
> > crossmatching for trauma patients, e.g., are you required to draw 2
> blood
> > specimens on one trauma patient at 2 different times? Would you be
> willing
> > to share your P&P? Please share you comments on the effectiveness of
> your
> > P&P.
> >
> > We are being asked to draw 2 specimens at 2 separate intervals on the
> same
> > patient. Our concern is that this will delay the administration of
> > crossmatched blood as well as deplete our stores of O negative/positive
> > blood.
> >
> > I appreciate your feedback.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Heidi Hotz, RN, Trauma Program Manager
> > Department of Surgery
> > Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
> > Los Angeles
> >
> >
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