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Procedure Section => Policies => Topic started by: Renaud, Ray on November 18, 2011, 07:55:09 pm
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I agree, Kevin.
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I have a simple question about the temp in the squad bay. Now I'm just an EMT but a Medic in training. I understand the research says 59 degrees to (STORE) the drugs and also understand we are trying to save money. But what about Pt care? In medic school we were taught ( COLD WEATHER= WARM FLUIDS ) and maybe the Medics could answer this for me as they have a lot more experience . If we get a code or a trauma and we push 59 deg fluid thru our Pt what are we doing to our Pt. Hypothermia ? What about the drug won't that make it harder to push into our patient? What about the Oxygen being that cold we are trying to warm our patient up and sticking a mask on their face with 59 degree O2 is that much different than leaving out patient outside breathing cold air? How cold is to cold when it comes to patient care. I have work at a few different ambulance company's over the years and the bays were not less than 68 degrees at any time. Now about saving some more money. How about either issuing everyone a key to the man door or place a coded lock on the man door. Most of us are forced to use the code for the bay door to enter the building which lets a lot of heat out of the bay and makes the furnace come on, which in turn costs more money. With the man door you do not lose a lot of heat so it does not kick the furnace on as much and would save us money
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See attached file. The new temperature of 59° is based on United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) recommendations.