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SMyles@CHW.edu 12/29/03 05:17PM >>>
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
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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
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
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From: Hotz, Heidi, RN
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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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