New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 8 - HEALTH
Chapter 41 - ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES; MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE PROGRAMS, SPECIALTY CARE TRANSPORT SERVICES AND AIR MEDICAL SERVICES
Subchapter 7 - STANDING ORDERS FOR ADULT PATIENT
Section 8:41-7.8 - Standing orders for multiple trauma
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 8:41-7.8
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) The following standing orders are authorized in the event that an adult patient presents with multiple traumatic injuries:
1. Provide basic life support as necessary;
2. Assess and secure airway;
3. Provide cervical spine precautions;
4. Assist ventilation, providing high flow oxygen at 100 percent by non-rebreather mask and/or performing intubation utilizing cervical spine precautions when indicated;
5. Transport the patient as soon as possible to the most appropriate facility according to the adult trauma triage guidelines; transportation shall not be delayed due to difficulty in intubating the patient and/or initiating an IV line, except at the specific direction of the medical command physician;
6. Enroute to the hospital, establish two large bore IV lines of Ringer's lactate solution or normal saline solution. Titrate the IV fluid administration rate to maintain a systolic blood pressure of greater than 90 mmHg and a pulse rate of less than 120 per minute, to a maximum dose of one liter; and
7. Contact the medical command physician.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. New Jersey may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
