Manual: Cardiopulmonary Services Policy and Procedure Manual (Ver 3) Department: CARDIOPULMONARY SERVICES External Reference: (TJC PC.9.30, HR.1.20)
MCN's customizable template, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), is taken from our Cardiopulmonary Services Policy and Procedure Manual. MCN Healthcare's proven policy and procedure templates, competencies and compliance tools have assisted more than 20,000 health care organizations worldwide meet their regulatory compliance goals. MCN's templates save you time, money and resources, rather than developing healthcare policy and procedure manuals from scratch. Here is some sample content from Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR):
| | POLICY:
It is the policy of Hospital Cardiopulmonary Services to respond immediately to all notifications of patient arrest and need for resuscitative interventions.
All licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners RCPs of Hospital may perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation services under the general supervision of a physician.
All RCPs must be certified as Providers of Basic Life Support, either by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross. ACLS certification may also be required.
PROCEDURE:
Code Blue Procedure:
When a Code Blue is called at Hospital, all Respiratory Care... |
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Obtain a resuscitation bag from the nearest crash cart and an EASY CAP end-tidal CO2 detector.
Attach the device to the exhalation port of the resuscitation bag and begin ventilation of the patient immediately.
Mask must be placed snugly on the patient.
An open airway must be maintained through hyperextension.
Once the patient's head is fully hyperextended, maintain an upward pull of the mandible with the fourth and fifth fingers. The thumb and index fingers must be... |
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