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==Procedure Guidelines==
===9.02 BLOOD ALCOHOL DRAW ON SCENE===

====PATIENT (person that will be treated and transported)====
* [[Initial Medical Assessment and Care|Initial Medical Care]].
* Obtain Blood draw kit from Law Enforcement.
* Solicit aid from Law Enforcement to ensure proper chain of custody.
* Treat the patient per the appropriate PRACTICE PARAMETER.
* Determine if you can safely (without jeopardizing patient care) draw the blood and convey to officer requesting draw.
* Draw blood as per [[Blood Draw using Vacutainer|BLOOD DRAW USING VACUTAINER PROTOCOL]]
* Record date on kit, officer’s name, and how you drew blood in your report.
* Complete a FDLE / ICP Form II and send with paperwork (Place CAD # in upper right corner).


====REFUSAL OF MEDICAL CARE (person that will be treated and released)====
* Assess the patients mental ability to refuse
* If mentally incompetent, enlist law enforcement to aid transport.
* If mentally competent, completely advise patient of possible complications (with witness present) and advise patient they will have to sign refusal.
* Draw blood as per procedure (see next page)
* Record date on kit, officer’s name, and how you drew blood in your report. Have patient sign refusal, have same officer witness refusal.
* Complete a FDLE / ICP Form II and send with paperwork (place CAD # in upper right corner).


'''''Note: A patient history and assessment that includes vital signs and blood glucose level should be obtained, if possible, on all patients that are being drawn for blood alcohol levels.'''''

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