Mellow Yellow

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1. Is the ER supposed to stablize the Patient before transferring to the unit?

   Mellow Yellow replied to indapinda's topic in Safety

   What about a heart rate of 160? It is not a lethal arrythmia, most likely a rapid atrial fib. Dollars to donuts the doctor wrote orders to help treat the underlying cause. I do not want to argue and I will not. These are the patients who are admit...

2. Is the ER supposed to stablize the Patient before transferring to the unit?

   Mellow Yellow replied to indapinda's topic in Safety

   You did not say what kind of a unit you work in but by mentioning ACLS my guess you receive critical patients. As far as the ED not sending you stabled patients, in my humble opinion that is exactly what they did send you, clinically stable patients ...