NurseL1998
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Small military ER. No ICU. No radiology after 5. Call in. No OR outside business hours. The ER operates in the grey area a lot but is considered an ER which can complicate transfers
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I wouldn't be getting access to an I stat. Just strep/flu/preg poc tests. No access to blood bank until lab gets there. 30 min recall time THEN lab processed
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Only POC we would be allowed to do is strep/flu U preg and UA !?
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Hello. The small (6 bed) military ER I am working at is floating the idea of closing the lab (having lab on call 30 min response) from 11-6am. We are expected to still function as a full ER and we would do simple point of care testing during those hours. My concern is how can we be an ER if we don't have immediate lab service for stats and blood release. Granted our utilization is low that time of night but shouldn't we be prepared for worse case scenario?