Which action is appropriate when a patient is being transported within the facility?

Which action is appropriate when a patient is being transported within the facility?

• A. Activate emergency response and initiate CPR and ACLS per protocol.
• B. Copy orders for later.
• C. Wait for a physician to arrive before starting.
• D. Begin only diagnostic tests.

Answer: (A)

Being prepared for deterioration during intra-facility transport means acting immediately to protect life with life-saving interventions and quickly summoning help. If the patient becomes unresponsive or shows signs of cardiac or respiratory arrest while being moved, initiating CPR and following ACLS per protocol provides a structured, timely response to restore circulation and oxygen delivery while additional resources arrive. This approach minimizes delay and ensures airway, breathing, and circulation are managed, with appropriate medications and, if needed, defibrillation. Copying orders for later would delay care, waiting for a physician would allow critical moments to pass, and starting only diagnostic tests fails to address an urgent life-threatening event. So, activating emergency response and beginning CPR/ACLS per protocol is the appropriate action.

Being prepared for deterioration during intra-facility transport means acting immediately to protect life with life-saving interventions and quickly summoning help. If the patient becomes unresponsive or shows signs of cardiac or respiratory arrest while being moved, initiating CPR and following ACLS per protocol provides a structured, timely response to restore circulation and oxygen delivery while additional resources arrive. This approach minimizes delay and ensures airway, breathing, and circulation are managed, with appropriate medications and, if needed, defibrillation. Copying orders for later would delay care, waiting for a physician would allow critical moments to pass, and starting only diagnostic tests fails to address an urgent life-threatening event. So, activating emergency response and beginning CPR/ACLS per protocol is the appropriate action.