705
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2014
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2015
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2015
NEWS and Sepsis Screening
Each Paramedic crew will continue to routinely document patient observations in an electronic Patient Report Form (ePRF) on every patient encounter. These physiological parameters will be used to calculate NEWS and screen for Sepsis (2 or more modified SIRS criteria and suspicion of infection). The NEWS will be available to the paramedic crew.
Point of care lactate measurement
Each Paramedic crew will continue to routinely document patient observations in an electronic Patient Report Form (ePRF) on every patient encounter. These physiological parameters will be used to calculate NEWS and screen for Sepsis (2 or more modified SIRS criteria and suspicion of infection). If NEWS is greater than or equal to 4 or the patient screens positive for Sepsis, then a Lactate will be measured on the CG4+ i-STAT cartridge.
Abbott Point of Care
INDUSTRY
University of the West of Scotland
OTHER