i was recently told to take a pt. n cardiac arrest to an emergency room which was 15 miles farther or i would lose my job,I believe the ohio law of ems says the nearest oppropriate er. This order was given to me by my regional manager who also put it in writing how can this be allowed?
2007-02-12 06:44:29 · 3 answers · asked by Bruce S 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Your boss is nuts. If a pt. is in cardiac arrest every second counts. Your first action is to call 911 and then start CPR. If you are driving in a car, how can you do CPR? Once you start CPR it is your responsibilty to continue until more qualiied help arrive or you are 2 tired to continue any moe. If you have called 911, they take over when they get there. My personal opinion is your boss is opening himself up to a bigtime lawsuit by not calling 911 in the first place.
2007-02-12 06:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by sweet sue 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The closer hospital could have been overloaded, and your patient would not get the care he needed. Or the farther hospital could have a better cardiac care unit.
The patient should be in good hands for another 15 minutes.
I think it is good to question your superiors on some matters, but remember the y are the boss because they know things you don't.
2007-02-12 06:49:44 · answer #2 · answered by I See You 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the farther hospital may have had a better cardiac unit. However if the patient didn't have health insurance you were taking him to a county hospital, then you might have issue with the call.
2007-02-12 06:56:19 · answer #3 · answered by mediahoney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋