Ventricular Assist Device (VAD-C)
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PURPOSE - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----To establish guidelines for EMS field
personnel in the prehospital assessment, treatment and transport of patients who
have a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD).
FIELD ASSESSMENT/TREATMENT INDICATORS: Pt1 - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----1.
The EMS field personnel shall first assess the patient and not the device. Utilize
the American Heart Association's C-A-B recommendations, with one (1) addition:
C-Circulation/Connections (Device)
A-Airway
B-Breathing