Rapid Response Team Case Study

Clipboard and stethoscope in hand, I walked toward the double doors that flashed emergency in bright red letters above. It was my first clinical shift as an EMT student, and first day jitters flittered around in my stomach, I had no idea what to expect. However, I was not expecting to witness the fragility of life. About a half an hour into my shift the rapid response alarm blared through the emergency room. I turned to my preceptor and quizzically asked what this meant. “A rapid response is a patient who is in need of immediate medical care and intervention. As an EMT who is part of the rapid response team you will be expected to assist with vitals and chest compressions. Let’s head toward the recess room, and I’ll explain more there.” Eventually, we reached the recess room, and the rapid response team was already there preparing for the arrival of the patient. A nurse was on the phone with the firefighters that were bringing the patient in. Seconds later she announced “It’s a STEMI”. Then fright ran through my veins. A STEMI is medical jargon for a segment elevation on an EKG. In other words the patient’s coronary artery is completely occluded. The patient is suffering from a heart attack. Prior to this, I had never seen someone who was having a heart attack. However, the thing that terrified me the most was that I knew I would be expected to perform chest compressions. I had only ever performed chest compressions on a dummy.

The RUC will be able to provide treatment to patients suffering from non-life threatening conditions and the most common illness, including pneumonia and flu, fevers, upper respiratory infections, sprains and strains, lacerations, contusion, and also necessary screening test, such as High Blood Pressure, mammogram, diabetes. Since the late 1980s and early 1990s, hospitals have looked to facilities such as RUCs as a means to reduce rate of inappropriate ED utilizations by triaging patients to less acute settings. The ED is not the most appropriate care setting for many patients, such as elderly patients and young children. Non-urgent patients account for well over 10 percent of the average ED’s caseload, and semi-urgent cases account for another

The progress of my project to develop a nurse driven sepsis screening tool and an algorithm for implementation on the intensive care unit (ICU) for early identification and prompt treatment of septic patients has progressed remarkably well. I have been productive in gathering current guidelines for sepsis with the aid of my preceptor who is a critical care nurse practitioner on the ICU. With his help, I have been able to assemble key pieces of research to create a sepsis screening tool, and a treatment algorithm with sepsis resuscitation bundles. Extensive research has been conducted to integrate evidence-based practice in my project. I have also spent time with the unit educator, critical care intensivists, and my colleagues in brainstorming and collecting ideas about my project.

Generally focused on providing healthcare to patients with breathing problems. The patients they treat have problems such as emphysema, pneumonia, asthma, chronic bronchitis, and other chronic conditions. They are also known as “ First Responders” in cases involving shock, or heart attack.

The number of persons in the RUC service areas shows an increase of 3% every year for the past three years, an increase from 64,009 three years ago to 64, 209 two years ago and one year ago 64,395. As one can see, the population will continue to grow approximately 3% per years. An estimated visits volume in the next five years will increase by 5% each year with the insurance of the population. The growing and increasing population based and with the RUC in a convenient location, the facility will be able to produces great potential for meeting our patient goals. Also, a small facility, most patients would feel more at ease with someone knowledgeable and skilled and would listen carefully to their health concerns. Nevertheless, patients may not feel the same within a larger setting such as a hospital and especially in the emergency department. Alongside, patient will feel more comfortable with seeing the same physician whenever they go to the doctor, as the doctor will know their medical conditions, patient would not have to worry about misdiagnosis, miscommunication or repeat of

About 3 (almost 4) years ago, I set foot at Malcolm X College in order to speak with a career adviser. I expressed and emphasized on my desire to not have a future spent confined in an office. The career adviser recommended I take a First Responder course and simply see if it's a good fit. I took Bob Caron's First Responder course. The class was a good fit, however I needed time to deliberate on whether or not to take the EMT course. Ultimately, a year thereafter, I felt confident in pursuing a career as an EMT. Thankfully, as luck will have it, I ended up in Bob Caron's class. Looking back, I consider myself lucky to have had Bob as my professor. Bob's lectures were easy to follow, he spoke with passion for the EMS field and shared lessons

According to the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine (AACUM), the number of urgent care centers in this country has increased 14 percent to 9,300 centers since 2008. And the results of a 2013 benchmark survey from The Urgent Care Association of America (UCAA) in which 83 percent of urgent care centers experienced growth suggests these facilities aren’t just open to the public, but thriving.

Recovery Teams (RTs) should collaborate with the RCC and other RT members to develop the comprehensive recovery plan (CRP), evaluate its effectiveness in meeting the RSM’s goals, and readjust it as necessary to accommodate the

Immediate Care (0 – 48 hours): Once taken to the emergency department, the following things are likely to happen.

Frequently therefore, here in Trinidad, the ICU personnel have no choice but to transfer such patients to the ICU for monitoring and cardio-respiratory support.

Gratefully, We live in a society where people love helping others and having fun with each other, but Emily Dumler was told two years ago, she was only going to live 6 more months. On August 8, 2013, Emily was a stay-at-home mom and while she was feeding her kids she started to feel unwell. Immediately, she knew something was not right, so she stopped by the Urgent Care Facility. Not long after, the lab results came back and they saw her blood was not clotting.

Rosemary was observed on October 12th, 2016. Rosemary, Ms. Emily Alardro, her sisters, her brother, as well as the B.A.T clinical team were present to conduct a descriptive functional assessment, which consisted of direct observation of behavior and an Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (ABC) narrative recording in the family home.

Why is it a good idea to include human resources on the incident response management team?

As a Hospitalist NP, the patients that I admit for our group are not critically ill. Most times, the conditions for which are they are admitted warrant an admission, but they are treatable conditions. If the treatment is successful, the patients are discharged within two to four days. If they decompensate during their hospitalization, a rapid response code is called. Their disposition

When a disaster has taken place, first responders who provide fire and medical services will not be equipped to meet the demands for many services. Several issues such as the number of victims, communication failures and road blockages will stop people from accessing emergency services they have come to expect at a moment 's notice through 911 emergency services. Individuals will have to rely on others for help in order to meet their immediate lifesaving and life sustaining needs. If access is blocked or the agency’s capacity is exceeded, it may be hours or days before trained help arrives. There is a four-phase model that organizes the events of emergency managers. This model is known as the “life cycle” which includes dour