Harbor:Replantation Patients
For immediate clinical management see "Replantation"
Transfer Protocol
- Obtain STAT Hand Call Consult and page out as TTA2 if not done already
- Hand call consultant should come to ED for emergent evaluation
- Rotates between Ortho, Plastics, check doc box for who is on for the day
- For Plastics, ensure that senior resident has evaluated patient
- Hand call consultant should come to ED for emergent evaluation
- If patient is deemed a potential replantation candidate, then
- ED Provider to call the Medical Alert Center (MAC) (866)940-4401 and state: "We are requesting an emergent/urgent transfer for replant evaluation at LAC+USC".
- All Emergent/Urgent requests should get transfer approval/dispositioned within 60 minutes. DHS Policy 373.3 MAC Transfers
- MAC will ask for below info (at a minimum)
- Patient’s name + MRN
- Primary diagnosis
- Reason for transfer
- Triage status: Emergent/Urgent
- Name of transferring (sending) attending physician and the name of the DEM AOD***
- Location: ED room number
- Hand consultant (senior resident or attending) should speak directly to LAC+USC Attending Replant Surgeon on the recorded MAC line to discuss replant candidate transfer acceptance
- Once patient is accepted for transfer, ED provider coordinates further transfer logistics via MAC
- Ask MAC for ETA of transport.
- Estimated Transport Arrival times:
- Basic Life Support (BLS) – Transport – This level of transport consists of two (2) Emergency Medical Technician I’s (EMT-Is). The average estimated time of arrival (ETA) for a BLS Unit is 30-45 minutes.
- Advanced Life Support (ALS) or Critical Care Transport (CCT) – This level of transport requires ALS personnel (EMT Paramedic (EMT-P) or nurse). The average EMT-P ETA is 45 minutes, and 120 minutes for a nurse staffed ambulance.
- Estimated Transport Arrival times:
- Ask MAC for ETA of transport.
- If MAC is unable to provide transport for Higher Level of Care Urgent/Emergent transfer within a reasonable amount of time this issue should be escalated to the MAC Medical Officer of the Day (MOD), DEM Admin on Duty (AOD), and the Attending Trauma Surgeon
- TRANSFERS FOR POTENTIAL REPLANTATION WILL PROCEED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER LAC+USC HAS AVAILABLE BEDS. (Even if closed to transfers for that reason per CMO Dr. Spellberg at LAC+USC)
- ED Provider to call the Medical Alert Center (MAC) (866)940-4401 and state: "We are requesting an emergent/urgent transfer for replant evaluation at LAC+USC".
- Dealing with Disagreements Regarding Transfer
- If there is disagreement between the attendings regarding transfer acceptance, the patient WILL be accepted by LAC+USC for an in-person evaluation by the replantation service (per CMO's at LAC+USC and HUCLA) - please involve both Trauma Attending and [Admin on Duty (AOD)]
Dealing with Disagreements Regarding Transfer
- If there is disagreement between HUCLA ED/Trauma/Hand Call Consultatant and Hand LAC+USC Replantation service about proceeding with replantation then HUCLA Hand Call Attending must talk to LAC+USC Replantation Attending on the recorded MAC line.
- If there continues to be disagreement - the patient WILL be accepted by LAC+USC for an in-person evaluation by the replantation service (per CMO's at LAC+USC and HUCLA) - please involve both Trauma Attending and DEM Admin on Duty (AOD)
Repatriation
- If the patient is transferred to LAC+USC and after evaluation it is decided that replantation is not indicated - HUCLA WILL accept the patient back in transfer.