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2012 SOP Update. Region VIII Emergency Medical Services System. Loyola – Good Samaritan – Edward – Central Dupage. 2012 SOP Revision . Over 70 suggestions / submissions from the field and PMDs. Changes New Drugs New Dosaging of old drugs Removal of certain SOP’s
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2012 SOP Update Region VIII Emergency Medical Services System Loyola – Good Samaritan – Edward – Central Dupage
2012 SOP Revision • Over 70 suggestions / submissions from the field and PMDs. • Changes • New Drugs • New Dosaging of old drugs • Removal of certain SOP’s • Verbiage changes • Good News – Not as many changes as last update!
Adult Suspected Cardiac Patient With Chest Pain New 12-lead procedures…
Inferior Wall MI Patient’s are preload dependent… - The danger of NTG and preload That’s great… No Lido?... We don’t give Lido for chest pain… - Ventricular rhythm conversion - Possible block’s - Lidocaine can be lethal
Adult Suspected Cardiac Patient With Chest Pain • NO MORE MORPHINE!!!! • Fentanyl now for pain management • SLOWWWWWW IVP!!! Over 1-2 minutes
Adult Suspected Cardiac Patient With Chest Pain Special considerations: • Avoid more than two IV attempts if patient is a candidate for thrombolytic therapy • If ST-elevation in Leads II, III, aVF(possible Inferior Wall MI), avoidLidocaine and Nitroglycerine • Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) in patients < 30 years old is uncommon and judgment should be used in implementing this protocol unless 12-Lead findings consistent with ACS are seen
Adult Bradydysrhythmias *This change is reflected in ALL SOPS that involve versed administration
Amiodarone now preferred medication for ventricular rhythms. AHA recommendation. • If Available!
Drug Assisted Intubation - Versed • DAI using Versed is no longer for adults! • Etomidate is our only avenue for intubation for our ADULT patients. • DAI is still utilized for our pediatric patients
Adult Syncope/Near Syncope Cont’d • Narcan dose for suspected narcotic ingestion changed. • 0.4mg IV q 2 mins to a total of 2mg PRN.
Primary Stroke Centers • Joint Commission Certification • Based on many levels of criteria that must be met • Strokes no longer go to “closest appropriate facility” • Need to go to “Primary Stroke Centers” (PSCs) • All Region VIII Resource hospitals are PSC as well as many of their associate hospitals. • Find out from your system which PSC to transport to!
Toxicological Emergencies • Just the simple addition of “suspected” into cyanide poisoning.
Adult ITC – cont’d • Again, more generic terminology but in this case for stabilizing pelvic injury.
Adult ITC – Cont’d • The inclusion of a pain scale
Parklund Formula • So… • If you have a patient • Weighing 100kg • With 36% burns • They will need • 14.4 liters of fluid over a 24 hour period… • 100kg x 36% x 4ml = 14,400ml • 4ml is the constant, weight and % are the variables
Pediatrics • All pediatric SOPs have remained relatively unchanged. • The only difference being for pain control. • Fentanyl • 1mcg/kg not to exceed the adult dose (100mcg) • No repeat dose • May give IV/IM
Review IMC • Interpretation of EKG to be part of VS reassessment q 15 or 5 minutes. • If a DNR is missing information, contact medical control for direction • A photocopy of a DNR IS acceptable • Blunt traumatic arrest now can be “called” from the field with medical control approval.