Section 411.730 Medical Responses

Section 411

Section 411.730  Medical

Responses

a)         Medical personnel and other facility staff shall be trained to

respond to emergency health-related situations within a four-minute response

time to anywhere within the facility. A training program shall be established

and certified by a physician in cooperation with the facility director. The

program shall include:

1)         Recognition of signs and symptoms and knowledge of action

required in potential emergency situations.

2)         Administration of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation

(CPR).

3)         Methods of obtaining assistance and communication.

4)         Signs and symptoms of mental illness, disabilities, and

chemical dependency.

5)         Procedures for patient transfers to appropriate medical

facilities or health care providers.

6)         How to request an ambulance.

7)         Protection from blood-borne pathogens.

b)         First aid kits shall be available. The registered nurse shall

approve the contents, number, location, and procedure for periodic inspection

of the kits.