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Frequently Asked Questions
| ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT |
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| Ventilator use in patients with advanced airways |
| Waveform capnography ventilated patients |
| First attempt endotracheal tube success |
| DASH 1A-Definitive airway “sans” hypoxia/hypotension on first attempt |
| Verification of ETT placement |
| Rapid Sequence intubation protocol compliance |
| Appropriately sized cuffed tracheal tube for pediatric patients (29 days to 17 years) |
| Use of supraglottic airway devices (SGAs) as primary invasive airway devices in transport patients |
| BLOOD/BLOOD PRODUCTS |
| Rate of transfusion-related allergic reactions |
| CLINICAL MANAGEMENT |
| Unintended neonatal hypothermia |
| Blood glucose check for altered mental status |
| Appropriate management of blood pressure for aortic emergencies |
| Steroids administered to asthmatics prior to arrival at destination hospital |
| Management of hypertension in hemorrhagic stroke |
| Reliable pain assessment |
| Antibiotic administration as early goal directed therapy for patients with suspected sepsis |
| Appropriate management of hemorrhagic shock |
| Patient temperature |
| Neonatal therapeutic hypothermia |
| Adult therapeutic hypothermia |
| VENTILATOR MANAGEMENT |
| Lung protective ventilation for transport patients |
| NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION |
| Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) failure during transport |
| CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
| Rate of CPR performed during transport |
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) effectiveness for transport patients |
| EFFICIENCY |
| Mobilization time of the transport team |
| Scene times for STEMI activation |
| Bedside times for STEMI activation |
| MATERNAL TRANSPORT |
| High Risk OB: Seizures |
| High Risk OB: Persistent Hypertension |
| High Risk OB: Delivery during transport |
| MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION |
| Clinical Documentation |
| SAFETY EVENTS |
| Medication errors on transport |
| Unplanned dislodgement of therapeutic devices |
| Rate of Serious Reportable Events (SREs) |
| Incidence of hypoxia during transport |
| Medical equipment failure |
| Adverse drug event during transport |
| Patient near miss or precursor adverse events |
| Rate of transport-related patient injuries |
| Rate of transport-related crew injuries |
| Vehicle crash/collision |
Customizable reports are available through a Live Reporting Tool including patient type (neonatal, pediatric, adult), transport mode (surface, rotor wing, fixed wing), region and program size.
Many new enhancements including:
- Streamlined simplistic data input process for monthly transport unit data collection
- New reporting functions
- Improved quality of data verification
- Notification of missing data
- CAMTS accreditation-ready reporting
- Interactive graphs with improved data visualization
- QI learning collaboratives for training and improvement
- 40+ consensus quality metrics
- Clarification of frequently discussed metrics
- Options for additional user roles and responsibilities
- Executive-ready summaries
Select Join GAMUT on the website (gamutqi.org). After completing the form, a GAMUT Participation Agreement will be prepared for signatures.
GAMUT™ allows programs to choose the number of bases they wish to submit data as well as which metrics you wish to report.
No, only you can see your organization's name and data.
For additional information, please contact support@gamutqi.org or call (330) 510-2226
