7.09 Emergency Medical Procedures—Derrer Road

Derrer Road will have access to Emergency Medical Services 24 hours a day.

Procedure:

The Fire Department will provide emergency medical care for all individuals and staff:

• When a medical emergency exists, i.e., cessation of breathing, or individual is unresponsive:
  • CHECK SCENE-access, check for signs of life
  • CALL 9-1-1
  • Provide Dispatcher with the following information
    • Name
    • Type of emergency
    • Address
    • Apartment number
  • CARE-provide necessary medical care that staff are trained on CPR, First Aid, and Emergency Procedures

• When the squad arrives, provide them with the following information:
  • Call Incident Hotline and nurse on-call
  • Condition and time the individual was found to be having medical problems
  • Vital signs, if taken
  • Activity individual was involved in prior to the medical emergency
  • Client Emergency report with medication orders (nurse may fax report to hospital)

• If the resident is to be transported to local hospital:
  • Staff on duty will complete necessary paper work
  • When possible, a staff person will accompany the resident to the hospital
  • Staff on duty will notify the Incident Hotline and Nurse on-call.
  • Incident hotline will notify guardian.

• If individual/staff person is to be transported to nearest hospital, the nurse on-call will provide necessary report including medical information and medications to hospital directly.
• Incident hotline will complete notification log to all team.
• Program Director and Medical Services Manager will arrange personnel to complete observations and monitoring at hospital, when appropriate.

• In the event of a death of an individual:
  • Call 9-1-1
  • Provide the dispatcher with the following information
    • Name
    • Type of emergency
    • Address
    • Apartment number
  • Contact nurse on duty
  • The emergency squad will notify the Police Department
  • The Medical Services Supervisor, Shift Nurse will contact the Medical Director, Executive Director, Designee, Franklin county Case Management, Social Worker, Chaplin and guardian when appropriate.
  • The Police Department will determine when the body can be removed and will make arrangements for transportation of the body.

• Autopsy:
  • An autopsy may be requested by a family member, legal guardian, Medical Director or in the event of a death due to unnatural causes, by the Franklin County Coroner
  • When the individual expires at a hospital, the autopsy will be performed by a physician who has no conflict of interest of loyalty to Open Door entities
  • When an individual expires, and an autopsy has been requested, by family, guardian, or legal authorities, it will be performed by the Franklin County Coroner’s office

Last Revised: 3/23/23