intefacility STEMI transfers

[Allan]

Dr. Kim,

1) We do operate under a regionally coordinated STEMI protocol which most
EMS agencies and referral hospitals cooperate with. 

2) We do try to hot load at the referring facility. In fact, we try to get
the staff to supply us with report while we are enroute and then bring the
patient to the helipad as we touch down, rather than come into the ED to get
the pt.

3) We do hot offload at our receiving facility (which is also our home base
the vast majority of the time)

4) I don't know what our average time is, but our goal is 10 minutes. We
easily meet that when the referring facility is willing and able to bring
the pt to the helipad, which they often do.

5) MedCenter Air, Charlotte, NC

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Allan Bulkley, RN, CCRN, CFRN, EMT-P
Flight Nurse, MedCenter Air
Carolinas Healthcare System
Charlotte, NC


 

-----Original Message-----
From: flightmed-bounces at flightweb.com
[mailto:flightmed-bounces at flightweb.com] On Behalf Of David Kim
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:03 PM
To: flightmed listserv
Subject: intefacility STEMI transfers


Hello!
Just wanted to gain a bit of insight into interfacility STEMI transfers with
the following questions.  In return for your help, I will forward the
aggregate results.  Thank you in advance.
1.  Does your flight program participate in a regional protocol for
interfacility STEMI transfers?
2.  In general, does your flight program encourage a "hot load" at the
sending facility?
3.  In general, does your flight program encourage a "hot unload" at the
receiving facility?
4.  What is the average time spent at the sending facility for STEMI
transfers (defined as the arrive at sending facility-leave sending facility
interval)?  
 
Optional:  To help prevent more than one answer per program, what is the
name of your flight program (I will blind the aggregate results and will not
divulge any program-specific responses)?
 
DTKDavid T. Kim, M.D., FACEP Idaho Emergency Physicians, P.A. Saint
Alphonsus Life Flight Boise, ID
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