Guest guest Posted May 16, 1999 Report Share Posted May 16, 1999 Glad to be of help. Even though your efforts were not successful, you have effectively protected yourself against a lawsuit in the event one might be filed. GG In a message dated 5/16/1999 19:56:36 Central Daylight Time, btarbet@... writes: > Subj: [texasems-L] and Gene's comments > Date: 5/16/1999 19:56:36 Central Daylight Time > From: btarbet@... (Bob Tarbet) > Reply-to: <A HREF= " mailto:egroups " >egroups </A> > To: egroups > > We did something good in Marble Falls about six weeks ago. We did it in > part to Gene's comments about taking and documenting several measures to > verify ETT placement. > > We had a cardiac arrest patient, not from asthma though. The pt was > successfully intubated. We verified correct tube placement by > auscultation, seeing the tube go through the cords, condensation on the > tube and noting the position of the tube at the pt's lips. Then we put > the pt on a backboard and secured his head and redocumented tube > placement. We checked and documented again and again in the ambulance. > > Thanx to for suggesting we recognize some good things that we do, > and thanx to Gene for stressing documentation and learning from the good > and bad things that we do. > > Unfortunately our efforts did not gain a successful outcome for this pt. > > Bob Tarbet > LP > Marble Falls > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE HOME IMPROVEMENT HOW-TO'S > Receive seasonal how-to's and climate-specific advice via e-mail. > http://clickhere./click/131 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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