May 2024

Melanie Higgins, BS, NRP Captain – EMS Quality Assurance Division of Emergency Services 16232 Elliott Parkway Williamsport, MD 21795 (cell) 301-491-2454 (office) 240-313-4376 (fax) 240-313-4375 www.washco-md.net Combined-FTC-FTS-Field-Educator-List-12-1-23.xlsx

Good morning, Happy Friday! We all know the request for transport for “abnormal labs” call. But what if that “abnormal lab” is an elevated D-Dimer? Does that heighten your suspicion of increased risk of a higher acuity patient? Does it change how you assess or treat your patient? What conditions are you trying to rule