DC cardioversion in V-fib and V-tachy
Basic airway procedures
ACLS
Initial evaluation and management of emergency department patients
Peripheral intravenous access
Basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Clavicle strap
Short leg (ankle) splint
Short arm (wrist) splint
Finger splinting
Local anesthesia infiltration
Repair of minor lacerations
Nasogastric tube
Bladder catheterization
Arterial puncture
Topical anesthesia of the eye
Nasal packing - anterior
Use of local infiltration anesthesia, topical anesthesia and minor nerve blocks.
Moderate Sedation (Must meet criteria as defined within Moderate Sedation Guidelines, completion of Self-Test as provided by the Medical Affairs Office as well as proof of current ACLS Certification)
Endotracheal intubation
Central venous access
External pacemaker management
Repair of facial lacerations
Repair of hand lacerations
Local anesthesia including digital nerve blocks, field blocks
Repair of minor open fractures (distal phalynx)
Incision and drainage of simple abscesses
Long-arm splints
Long leg splints
Reduction of radial head subluxation
Reduction of patellar dislocation
Reduction of finger or toe dislocation
Reduction of ankle dislocation - limb threatening
Reduction of shoulder dislocation
Foreign body removal from superficial sites of readily accessible body cavities
Screening EKG interpretation
Screening radiography interpretation
Emergency obstetrical delivery
Corneal foreign body removal
Tonometry measurement of intraocular pressure
Nasotreacheal intubation
Arterial line placement
Administration of thrombolytic agent
CVP monitoring
Thoracentesis
Incision and drainage of a felon
Nailbed repair
Repair of irregular lacerations
Reduction of elbow dislocation - limb threatening
Arthrocentesis of the hands, wrists, ankles, knees, elbows
Removal of foreign bodies under fluoroscopy
Cricothyrostomy
Pericardiocentesis (in cardiac tamponade)
DC cardioversion for tachyarrythmias
Temporary transvenous pacemaker insertion (in life-threatening situations only)
Tube thoracostomy
Pericentesis
Reduction of the hip in limb-threatening conditions
Lumbar puncture
Arthrocentesis
Paracentesis
Uncomplicated ventilator management - Noblesville Hospital Only
Cardioversion (Emergency)
Intubation
INVASIVE PROCEDURES: Central Venous Catheterization (10)
INVASIVE PROCEDURES: Arterial Lines (10)
Privileges include performance of specific medical procedures, as well as related admission, consultation, and work-up, to correct or treat various medical conditions, illnesses and injuries. Unless otherwise indicated, General Internal Medicine privileges are applicable to both Westfield Hospital and Noblesville Hospital.
Uncomplicated ventilator management - Noblesville Only
Bone marrow aspiration/biopsy - Noblesville Only
HYPERBARIC MEDICINE (Hyperbaric Medicine privileges are only applicable to Noblesville Hospital) CATEGORY I PRIVILEGES: Physicians with these privileges have met the entire minimum threshold criteria described above and can perform and direct routine hyperbaric medicine treatments and could provide emergency hyperbaric medicine treatments in consultation with a physician holding category 2 clinical privileges. They would be expected to request consultation or supervision when: * The diagnosis and/or management remain in doubt over an unduly long period of time, especially in the presence of life-threatening illness, * Unexpected complications arise which are outside the physician's level of competence and experience, or * Specialized treatment or procedures are contemplated with which the physician is not familiar.
Temporary vascular access (10) - Noblesville Only
Chest tube placement (5)
Thoracentesis (5)
Central venous catheterization (10)
Arterial lines (10)