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Division 5Special Considerations/
Operations
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Bledsoe et al., Essentials of Paramedic Care: Division V© 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ
Chapter 46Acute Interventions for the
Chronic-Care Patient
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Topics
Home Health Care
Home Care Providers
ALS Support for Home Care Patients
Hospice
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Introduction
A major trend in health care involves the shifting of patients out of the hospital and back into their homes as soon as possible.
The result has been a huge increase in home health care services.
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History of Home Care
A number of factors have promoted the growth of home care in recent years. They include:– Enactment of Medicare in 1965– The advent of HMOs– Improved medical technology– Changes in the attitudes of doctors and
patients toward hospital care
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In 1992…
Almost 75% of home care patients were age 65 or older.
Of the elderly home care patients, almost two-thirds were female.
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The home care provider is an important source of information.
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A number of situations may involve youin the treatment of a home care patient:
Equipment failure
Unexpected complications
Absence of a caregiver
Need for transport
Inability to operate a device
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Many of the pathologies that you will encounter in a home care setting are the same as others. You must always keep in
mind that the home care patient is in a more fragile state.
Typical Responses– Airway complications– Respiratory failure– Cardiac decompensation– Alterations in peripheral circulation– Altered mental status– GI/GU crises– Infections/septic complications
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Pressure sores are classified by the depth of tissue destruction.
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Common medical devices for the chronic-care patient
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General System Pathophysiology, Assessment,
and Management
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Assessment
Assessment of the home care patient follows the same basic steps as any other patient.
The one thing home care calls have in common is their diversity.
Try to ascertain from the primary care provider the patient’s baseline health status.
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Tailor your questions tothe home care setting.
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Common Acute Home Health Situations (1 of 2)
Respiratory disorders– COPD– Bronchitis– Asthma– CHF– Cystic fibrosis– Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
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Common Acute Home Health Situations (2 of 2)
Neuromuscular degenerative diseases– Muscular dystrophy– Poliomyelitis– Guillain-Barré syndrome– Myasthenia gravis
Sleep apnea
Patients awaiting lung transplants
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Medical Therapy Found inthe Home Setting
Home oxygen therapy
Artificial airways/tracheostomies
Vascular access devices
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Common Technical Problems with Oxygen
Systems
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Artificial ventilation in a patientwith a tracheostomy tube
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Use of continuous positive airway pressure—CPAP—
for sleep apnea patients
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Vascular Access Devices
Hickman, Broviac, Groshong
Peripherally inserted central catheters
Surgically implanted medication delivery systems
Dialysis shunts
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An A-V shunt is used in home carepatients requiring dialysis.
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Vascular Access
Never access a surgically implanted port unless protocols allow you to do so—and you have the training/ equipment.
Avoid vascular access and blood pressure in the extremity of a shunt.
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GI/GU Crisis
Devices to support GI/GU function are common.
Be familiar with the various devices and their complications.
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An external urinary tract device
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An internal urinary catheter with balloon
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A nasogastric feeding tube
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A gastrostomy feeding tube
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Examples of colostomy stoma locations
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Maternal and Newborn Care
Many women who deliver their babies in the hospital will be discharged in 24 hours or less.
ALS providers may be called upon to assist new parents in caring for newborns or post-partum complications.
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Postpartum bleeding and embolusare common complications.
Management includes:– Massage of uterus– Administration of fluids– Administration of Pitocin– Rapid transport, if necessary
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Common Infant/Child Complications
Signs/symptoms of cardiorespiratory insufficiency include:
Cyanosis
Bradycardia
Crackles (rales)
Respiratory distress
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Commonly found medical therapiesfor children who are home care
patients include:
Mechanical ventilators
IV medications
Oxygen therapy
Tracheostomies
Feeding tubes
Pulse oximeters
Apnea monitors
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Hospice
More than 2,250 hospices provide support for the terminally ill and their families.
The goal of hospice care is to provide palliative or comfort care rather than curative care.
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Percentage of Hospice Patients by Age
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Children with AIDS or HIV infectionin a hospice setting
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Summary
Home Health Care
Home Care Providers
ALS Support for Home Care Patients
Hospice