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I just researched the past archives and I didn’t find any data on in-flight intubations to reduce scene times. I am wondering if you all would be willing to take the time to answer a few questions and email them either to the group or to me. I will be happy to summarize the results after I get responses and post to the list! Please note I am assuming for questionnaire purposes that if you answer yes to intubating in the aircraft this is common practice. Not a one time deal because of unanticipated problem. The Goal of the survey is to find out if the community standard is intubating in flight from scenes or securing the airway prior to leaving the scene Thanks in advance David Steele RN - Life Link III davidasteele1@msn.com
1. Approximately what is your volume of
flights? %
of Scene? %
of inter-facility?
2. How many intubations on average per year
are you doing? Your program
doing?
3. Are you performing RSI?
4. Do you intubate routinely in the
aircraft?
5. If you intubate in your aircraft what
percentage would you say is done in the ship?
6. Do you as a standard of practice take on
scene patients and intubate them in the aircraft or do you secure the airway on
the ground prior to leaving the scene?
7. What selection criteria do you use for
who gets intubated in the aircraft?
8. What are your QI thresholds for scene
times?
Is the threshold different for patients that require an
airway?
9. To better be able to establish what the
community standard is would you be willing to share your program name? This will be confidential and not posted
if you email me direct.
Program
Name?
Thank
you so much
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