Term heard by Medics.help needed

[Stavro35]

First of all there might be other terms some of you have heard.And you don't know what they mean
Feel free to post those questions here. My question is. I've heard the term "blood run with a series of letters and numbers" that follow. this on the medic to hospital talkgroups and med channels.

The only thing i can think of is that a patient gives their blood to be held in the event that it's needed for surgery... Is that in fact the case?

 

[maxpregan]

blood run

if i recall a blood run is when a hospital runs out of a certian type of blood they will send a medic uni to another hospital or blood bank to resupply. this is usually done ionly n an extreme emergency. hope this helps.

 

[kd7kdc]

I over here in spokane I have heard spokane PD doing a few from time to time

 

[Ishyid]

I live in pierce county, and sometimes i hear them dispatch a engine and a medic to a CPA. I don;t know what that means.

 

[DickH]

I live in pierce county, and sometimes i hear them dispatch a engine and a medic to a CPA. I don;t know what that means.

Maybe it's CVA.

 

[maxpregan]

c.v.a. means cardio vascular attack. a fancy term for heart attack.

 

[kd7kdc]

The Certified Public Accountant had a Cardio Vascular Attack.

 

[NeFire242]

Yeah I've heard Sherriff cars hauling blood from say one city to a rural clinic or something along those lines. They're usually moving at a good pace too.

 

[N7DKL]

Blood runs and CVA's

A blood run is used when we in the streets know that a patient has lost a lot of blood and will need some. We draw a tube of blood in the field and attach a "blood band" bracelet to the patient. The blood band has those letters and number printed on it, and a bunch of removable stickers with the same number. We put one of the stickers on the tube of blood and someone, usually a police officer or trooper, make the "blood run" to the Puget Sound Blood Bank on Capital Hill. They take the blood tube into the lab there where the blood it "typed and crossed". The blood bank then gives blood, usually about four units, to the officer who takes it to the emergency room where the patient went, usually Harborview. The blood will have the bllod band number on it to match it to the patient. Once it arrives at the bedside it will be physically checked by two licensed people (RN, MD, etc) to be sure the number matches the number on the bracelet exactly. If it doesn't match, or if the bracelet is missing, the blood is not used and the entire process starts again. Getting the wrong type of blood will kill you faster than not having enough blood.

The term CVA mean cerebral vascular accident, not cardio. In non-medical speak it means a stroke.

Dave, RN
Critical Care Transport Nurse

 

[maxpregan]

i stand corrected.

bows head in shame.

 

[Ishyid]

That makes sence. Thanks.