Policies and Procedures Manual - Western Illinois University

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Section 28: Death of a Patient

If a patient of Western EMS dies while being treated or after treatment is pronounced dead then:
All of the proper personnel will be notified.
A new crew will replace the crew that was on scene during the death. This will be done in one of two ways:
1. The Duty Lieutenant for the shift will find a replacement crew.
2. The Duty Lieutenant will assume the role of Senior EMT and assistant for the remainder of the night. They will then make every attempt to possible to find two people need not be Lieutenants but only an EMT and an assistant who are willing to carry a radio so they can be notified in the case of a second call.

Contents

Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Conduct code, Rights and Responsibilities
Section 3: Application Process
Section 4: Training Sessions
Section 5: Administrative Positions Hiring Procedure
Section 6: Mid-Semester Reviews
Section 7: Ranks and Positions
Section 8: Talent Grants
Section 9: Dress Code
Section 10: Scheduling and Attendance
Section 11: Cell Phone Use
Section 12: Call Response
Section 12.1: Crew Staffing
Section 13: Off Campus
Section 14: Equipment Purchasing
Section 15: Use of Equipment
Section 16: Liability Coverage
Section 17: Alcohol, Substance Abuse and Smoking
Section 18: Confidentiality
Section 19: Complaints and Internal Conflicts
Section 20: Service Recognition
Section 21: Discipline and Conduct Code
Section 22: On Call Rooms
Section 23: Radio Communications
Section 23.1: Approved 10-Codes
Section 23.2: Approved Phonetic Alphabet
Section 24: Communicable Disease and Exposure/Injury Care
Section 25: Implementation of Policies and Procedures
Section 26: Changes to the Policy and Procedure Manual
Section 27: Meeting Attendance
Section 28: Death of a Patient
Section 29: Emergency Leave of Crew
Section 30: Mass Casualty Incident or Multiple Victim Response