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1. Sources, signs and symptoms of sepsis include, but are not limited to:: - Fever, UTI, Pneumonia, wounds or insertion sites, patient is on antibiotics and has significant diarrhea, abdominal pain or tenerdess, recent history of surgery/invasive medical procedure, AMS and/or poor oral intake over ...

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1. Sources, signs and symptoms of sepsis include, but are not limited to:: -

Fever, UTI, Pneumonia, wounds or insertion sites, patient is on

antibiotics and has significant diarrhea, abdominal pain or tenerdess,

recent history of surgery/invasive medical procedure, AMS and/or poor

oral intake over the past 24-48 hours, bed sores, abscesses, cellulitis or

imnmobility

2. Transport all Sepsis Alerts as:: Priority 2

3. SEPSIS ALERT CRITERIA. If all of the following are met, call a SEPSIS

ALERT: Adult NOT pregnant, AND suspected or documented infection

AND at least TWO POINTS of the H.A.T Criteria

4. H.A.T Criteria: H - Hypotension (SBP <100mm Hg) = 1 point, A -

Altered Mental Staus of GCS < or = 14 (new onset) = 1 point, T -

Tachypnea Respiratory rate > 22 AND/OR EtCO2 <25 mm HG = 1 point

5. It is imperative once sepsis is identified, that the patient is kept

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, from becoming: Hypotensive

6. Pneumonia Patients with rales still require: IV Fluids

7. Monitor and during fluid administration:

EtCO2, SpO2

8. Witnesses stroke: Spouse, family, friends or bystander can identify that

the signs and symptoms have developed within 24 hours.

9. Witnesses stroke symptoms shall not be

consid- ered stroke alerts: > 24hours

10. Onset of signs and symptoms of a stroke are unable to be determined: -

Unwitnessed

11.Stroke assessments: stroke scale shall be initial

stroke assessment: Cincinnati

12. Stroke assessments: is Stroke suspected, patient shall receive a

(+) assessment: R.A.C.E

13.STROKE ALERT CRITERIA: Any positive findings from the

Cincinnati Stroke Scale: New

14.STROKE ALERT CRITERIA: R.A.C.E (plus) assessment score: >0

15.STROKE ALERT CRITERIA: All and

strokes will be transported as Stroke Alerts: Witnesses, unwitnessed
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