Privilege Viewer - Terence James Alost, MD

Emergency Medicine Privileges

Abscess incision and drainage, including Bartholins cyst

Administration of thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction, stroke

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Airway management and intubation
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Anesthesia, intravenous (upper extremity, local, and regional)

Application of splints and plaster molds

Arrange appropriate follow-up or referral as required

Assess, evaluate, diagnose, and initially treat patients who present in the ED with any system, illness, injury, or condition and provide services to ameliorate minor illness or injuries

Bladder decompression and catheterization techniques

Cardiac pacing to include, but not limited to, external, transthoracic, and transvenous

Cardioversion (synchronized counter shock)

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Cautery for bleeding
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Central venous access (femoral, jugular, peripheral, internal, subclavian, and cutdowns)

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Chemical restraint of agitated patient
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Core privileges in this specialty  include the procedures listed and such other procedures that are extensions of the same techniques and skills

Dental caries/injuries/infections or bleeding

Dislocation/fracture reduction/immobilization techniques

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Electrocardiography interpretation
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Endotracheal intubation techniques, to include rapid sequence induction

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External transcutaneous pacemaker
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Foreign body removal, other , including C-arm fluoroscopy

GI decontamination (emesis, lavage, charcoal)

Hemodynamic monitoring, including Swan Ganz

Incision and drainage, cyst, carbuncle, abscess, other

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Injection, radiographic contrast media
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Insertion of emergency transvenous pacemaker

Irrigation and management of caustic exposures

Perform history and physical examination

Preliminary interpretation of plain films

Removal of foreign bodies from airway, including nose, eye, and ear, soft instrumentation/irrigation, skin, or subcutaneous tissue

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Repair of lacerations
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Request consultations and technical procedures to be performed by other physicians and qualified consultants/technicians

Slit lamp used for ocular exam, removal of corneal foreign body

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Spine immobilization
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Splinting, casting, or immobilization of simple fractures

Thoracotomy, open for patient in extremis

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Triage: multiple casualty
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Use of manual and mechanical ventilators and resuscitators

Write admitting/holding orders for inpatient or observation care in consultation with a treating physician or hospitalist

Administration of sedation (moderate) and analgesia

Administration of sedation (deep) and analgesia