Re:

["Alex Markwell" <bf2rn@home.com>]

Thank you for responding to my study survey. I appreciate your feedback.

I am still in the process of collecting this data. I will probably have to
send this same survey out by snail mail. However, I will keep you posted on
the results.

Thank you again.

Ms. Alex Markwell
Chief Flight Nurse
Bayflite 4
Bushnell, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pickett, Debra L." <DPickett@mc.utmck.edu>
To: <flightmed@flightweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:23 AM
Subject: RE:


> 1. Do you carry NS LR or Blood? We carry all three
>
> 2. Does your program have specific parameters for who should receive
> fluid resuscitation?
> Hard to define what you are looking for.  Anyone who is symptomatic
> will receive fluid resuscitation.  We require that the patient has been
> administered 2000cc crystaloids, before receiving blood products
> (medical control is notified for the pediatric environment).
>
> 4. Does you program differentiate blunt from penetrating trauma with
> regards to fluid
> resuscitation? NO
>
> 6. How much fluid is routinely given to each patient population?  That
> would be patient
> specific according to their injuries.  We administer 2000 cc
> crystaloid before blood.
>
> 7. Lactated ringers until time for blood administration, then switched
> to NS.
>
> 8. Ringers
>
> 9. 2000cc of cystaloids
>
> 10. rotor wing
>
> 11. hospital sponsored
>
> 12. hospital based
>
> Debbie Pickett, R.N., C.E.N.
> Chief Flight Nurse
> UT Lifestar Aeromedical Services
> Phone: (865) 544-8992
> Fax:     (865) 544-8868
> E-mail:  dpickett@mc.utmck.edu
>
>