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ED Unit Manual

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Scope of Services: Emergency Department Scope of Services
Structure Standard: Emergency Services Structure Standard

Appendix I - Emergency Dept Room Standards

Appendix III - Strategic Intent/Work Plan

Appendix IV - Urgency Levels                                                      

Acuity Levels

Down Time Tracking Form: ED Down Time Tracking
Business Continuity Plan: ED Business Continuity Plan
Hazmat Plan: ED Hazardous Material Response Plan and Decontamination Procedures
Competency Checklist: RN Competency Checklist
Competency Checklist: IBEX Documentation Checklist
Administrative Procedure: Admissions: Admission of Emergency Department Patient to the Hospital
Administrative Procedure: Medication: Administration of Medication upon Discharge from the Emergency Department
Administrative Protocol: Category I Full Trauma Alert
Administrative Protocol: Category II Modified Trauma Alert
Administrative Protocol: Category III Trauma Consult
Administrative Protocol: Code Blue: MRI: Evacuation Procedures of
Administrative Protocol: Deaths: Deaths Occurring in Emergency Department and Patients Dead on Arrival
Administrative Protocol: Discharge from the Emergency Department
Administrative Protocol: EMTALA - Acceptance of Appropriate Transfers
Administrative Protocol: EMTALA - Ambulance Diversion
Administrative Protocol: EMTALA - Central Log
Administrative Protocol: EMTALA - EMTALA Page
Administrative Protocol: EMTALA - Medical Screening Examination
Administrative Protocol: EMTALA - Signage
Administrative Protocol: EMTALA - Stabilization Treatment
Administrative Protocol: EMTALA - Transfer to Another Facility
Administrative Protocol: LPN IV Push Medication: Approved List of
Administrative Protocol: Observation of Patient in the ED
Administrative Protocol: Obstetrical Patient: Triage of
Administrative Protocol: Procedures Not Performed in the Emergency Department
Administrative Protocol: RN IV Push Medication: Approved List of
Administrative Protocol: Safe Havens
Administrative Protocol: Searching Patient's Personal Belongings
Administrative Protocol: Traffic Control: Visitors
Administrative Protocol: Triage: Emergency Department Patients
Administrative Protocol: Triage to the Urgent Care Area
Protocol: Abdominal Pain (Nontraumatic)
Protocol: Alteplase (t-PA): Administration for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Attachment: NIHSS Score Sheet and Instructions
Protocol: Amiodarone: IV Administration
Procedure: Amputated Digits or Extremity Parts: Care of
Procedure: Arterial Blood Gas Punctures by Registered Nurses
Protocol: Asthma (Adult): Nursing Management for the Adult Patient with
Protocol: Back Pain: Nursing Management of the Patient with Low Back Pain
Protocol: Behavioral Patients: Care of the Behavioral Patient in the Emergency Department
Procedure: Belongings List : Completion of
Procedure: Blood Alcohol Levels: Obtaining
Protocol: Blood Pressure Screening: Emergency Department Patients
Protocol: Burns: Care of the Patient with

Appendix A - Burn Injury Report
Protocol: Cardioversion: Care of the Patient Undergoing
Procedure: Cardioversion: Emergent
Protocol: Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA), Suspected

Attachment:  NIHSS Score Sheet and Instructions
Protocol: Chest Pain (Suspected Cardiac Origin)
Protocol: Closed Head Injury
Procedure: Commitment for Alcohol and Drug: 5 Day Paper
Procedure: Controlled Substances: Receipt and Disbursement by University of Connecticut Health Center Paramedics
Protocol: Covert (Ibutilide) Infusions for Treatment of Atrial Tachyarrhythmia
Protocol: Decontamination Unit
Protocol: Delivery, Precipitous: Care of the Patient with
Protocol: Diltiazem (Cardizem) Infusion: for Treatment of Atrial Tachyarrhythmia
Protocol: Dobutamine: IV Administration
Protocol: "Do Not Resuscitate" Orders in the Pre-Hospital Setting
Protocol: Dopamine: IV Administration
Clinical Guideline: Dose Guidelines for IV Titratable Medications (JDH)
Protocol: Emergency Department Hazardous Materials Response Plan
Protocol: Epinephrine (Adrenalin): IV Infusion
Protocol: Esmolol Hydrochloride: IV Administration
Protocol: Fever: Nursing Management for the Pediatric Patient with a Fever      
Protocol: Flolan (Epoprostenol Sodium): Continuous Intravenous Administration
Protocol: Gastrointestinal Bleed: Nursing Management for the Management for the Patient with Acute GI Bleed
Protocol: Headache (Acute): Nursing Management of the Patient with
Protocol: Hypoglycemic Reaction: Acute (ADULT)
Protocol: Hypothermia: Care of the Patient with
Protocol: Integrilin (Eptifibatide) Infusion
Procedure: Intraosseous Infusion: Initiation of
Protocol: Intraosseous Infusion in Infants and Young Children
Protocol: Ketamine IM: Use in Pediatric Patients
Protocol: Ketamine: IV Administration for Pediatric Conscious Sedation in the Emergency Room
Protocol: Labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate): IV Administration
Protocol: Lidocaine: IV Administration
Protocol: Neosynephrine HCL (Phenylephrine HCL): IV Administration
Protocol: Nitroglycerine: IV Administration
Protocol: Nitroprusside, Sodium (Nipride): IV Administration
Protocol: Norepinephrine (Levophed): IV Administration
Protocol: Overdose: Nursing Management of the Patient with Acute
Protocol: Pacemaker: Care of the Patients with Temporary Pacemakers
Procedure: Pacemaker, Temporary: Transvenous Insertion
Protocol: Pain: Care in the Adult Emergency Patient Experiencing Pain
Protocol: Peripheral Vascular Reconstruction: Care of the Post-Operative Patient
Protocol: Procainamide: IV Administration
Protocol: Propofol: Administration for Conscious Sedation in the ED
Protocol: Propofol: Care of the Patient Receiving Continuous Propofol Infusion
Procedure: Rabies Prophylaxis
Protocol: Rash of Suspicious Etiology: Care of the Patient Presenting with
Protocol: Remodulin (Treprostinil Sodium):  Continuous Subcutaneous Administration
Protocol: ReoPro (Abciximab) Infusion: (Care of the Patient Receiving) Post PTCA/Stent
Protocol: Respiratory Difficulties
Protocol: Sexual Assault: Care of the Patient
Procedure: Sexual Assault: Collection of Evidence
 Protocol: Snake Bites
Procedure: Tele-Thermometer: Use of the
Procedure: Tetanus: Prophylaxis in Wound Management
Protocol: Trauma Patient: Care of
Protocol: Triage: Care of the Patients in
Protocol: Unconscious Patient: Nursing Management of the
Protocol: Vaginal Bleeding: Nursing Management for the Patient with
Protocol: Wound Care
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