Blood Alcohol Draw on Scene

Procedure Guidelines

9.02 BLOOD ALCOHOL DRAW ON SCENE

PATIENT (person that will be treated and transported)

• 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 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.