Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 30 - MARYLAND INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES SYSTEMS (MIEMSS)
Subtitle 08 - DESIGNATION OF TRAUMA AND SPECIALTY REFERRAL CENTERS
Chapter 30.08.16 - Cardiac Interventional Center Standards
Section 30.08.16.03 - Catheterization Lab
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 30.08.16.03
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A Cardiac Interventional Center may receive STEMI patients transported by ambulance directly to the catheterization lab when approved by the base station physician if the catheterization lab has a physician, appropriately credentialed to evaluate and stabilize an acute cardiac patient, a registered nurse, and a technician, capable of activating the catheterization lab, immediately available in house when:
A. The 12 lead EKG in the field is interpreted by an advanced life support EMS provider as a high probability of a STEMI; or
B. The 12 lead EKG in the field has been reviewed by an ED physician, a cardiologist, or both, and determined to be a STEMI.
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