Witnessed Cardiac Arrest: Difference between revisions
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A witnessed arrest patient in ICU must also code for '''[[BRR | Cooling Protocol-BRR]]. | A witnessed arrest patient in ICU must also code for '''[[BRR | Cooling Protocol-BRR]]. | ||
For in-hospital witnessed arrests, code as a witnessed arrest (100-2) only if event was witnessed '''by hospital medical staff''', this does not include house keeping, maintenance or visiting family. | For '''in-hospital''' witnessed arrests, code as a witnessed arrest (100-2) only if event was witnessed '''by hospital medical staff''', this does not include house keeping, maintenance or visiting family. | ||
*see [[:Category:Arrest | Category Arrest]] for general info on coding arrests | *see [[:Category:Arrest | Category Arrest]] for general info on coding arrests | ||
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Yes and this is the response I got from Laura on this question. | Yes and this is the response I got from Laura on this question. | ||
The witnessed cardiac arrest on the wiki is speaking only of "in Hospital" arrests when it requires hospital staff to witness. In the community, I use anyone as a witness. The only unwitnessed arrests are if no-one is around when the person collapses and no one knows when it occurs and when CPR is delayed because no one could do it. | The witnessed cardiac arrest on the wiki is speaking only of "in Hospital" arrests when it requires hospital staff to witness. In the community, I use anyone as a witness. The only unwitnessed arrests are if no-one is around when the person collapses and no one knows when it occurs and when CPR is delayed because no one could do it. | ||
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