Doctors' Offices Should Plan for Emergency Care
Doctors' offices should have an emergency care plan for when a regular office visit turns into an emergency, according to a presentation at the American Association of Family Physicians’ Annual Conference. Elements of the plan include:
- An automatic external defibrillator on hand, and all staff trained in using it
- Staff training and education
- Avoiding telephone medicine
- Urging patients to ride to the ER in an ambulance
Only half the attendees at the presentation said they had an emergency plan at their respective offices.