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Medical Response for Contrast Allergy or Extravasation Event

  • 1.  Medical Response for Contrast Allergy or Extravasation Event

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    For patients receiving a contrast injection as part of a radiology test at a free-standing outpatient facility who experience a contrast allergy or extravasation event, who responds and manages the patient for the medical emergency? Is this the same person/people who also respond to non-contrast related medical emergencies in radiology patients in free-standing outpatient locations?



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    Cynthia Steinbach, MS, RN, NPD-BC, CHSE
    Ambulatory Nurse Clinician
    VCU Health System
    Richmond, Virginia
    Cynthia.steinbach@vcuhealth.org

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