PROCESS FOR DISCHARGE DISPOSITION FOR SPICA
CASTED PATIENTS
1.
Equipment Used EZ-vest (all sizes) and Radian
r120 car seats. Pictures of the equipment are located at end of this
guideline.
2.
This equipment is routinely stocked equipment by
KCH as this is part of the continuum of care process for these children, as
determined & established by Enterprise Administration in 2012.
3.
The EZ-vests are locked in the 4-East supply
room cart.
4.
The radian r120 car seats are also stocked by
KCH and are located with the clerk who manages entry to PICU/NICU based upon
storage availability.
5.
A consult order is
placed to PT by Ortho or Peds Surgery team (attending and/or resident) for
proper equipment based on age, size, weight of the patients in need.
6.
The stock maintenance of the equipment is
managed through collaboration with Central Supply (materials) for EZ-vests and KCH
triad for the car seats.
7.
This equipment has been vetted and approved
through the Pediatric Trauma Program Office since 2016.
8.
Equipment fitting is evaluated by PT/OT, who
determines and coordinates for best transportation equipment fit, through the
consult.
9.
Equipment utilization approval is communicated
through the consult order and once completed, the patient is clear to be
discharged.
Disclaimer
These guidelines are not intended as a directive or to present a definitive statement of the applicable standard of patient care. They are offered as an approach for quality assurance and risk management and are subject to (1) revision as warranted by the continuing evaluation of technology and practice; (2) the overall individual professional discretion and judgment of the treating provider in a given patient circumstance; and (3) the patient’s willingness to follow the recommended treatment.
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