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Heparin infusion

Monitoring a prescribed infusion during interfacility transport; not a field initiation protocol.

OCEMS source summary · Updated 2026-09-16

Scope & authority

  • This is continuation/monitoring authority during an authorized IFT, not routine 9-1-1 heparin administration.
  • Bleeding and falling BP require action under the procedure.

Adult / adolescent

  • PR-220 addresses a pre-existing heparin infusion. Obtain the prescribed rate, bleeding history, and relevant transfer records from the sending RN/physician.
  • Use a working infusion pump at the sending facility’s prescribed rate. The procedure does not provide an independent field loading dose or titration schedule.

Pediatric

  • The source supplies no distinct pediatric dosing regimen. A pediatric transfer needs the sending team’s explicit order and appropriate transport authorization; do not weight-scale an adult heparin infusion from this page.

Pediatric dosing availability

  • Use the sending team’s patient-specific transport order and authorized scope. The cited transport procedure supplies no independent pediatric initiation regimen.
WeightOCEMS pediatric dose
Any weightNo general pediatric dose under the cited source; follow the applicable order / medical direction.

Use, monitoring & documentation

  • Secure the vascular access and verify the pump. Continuously observe vital signs, rhythm, and bleeding.
  • Stop the infusion and transport to the nearest appropriate ERC for bleeding, systolic BP below 90, or a systolic decrease greater than 20 mmHg from the initial measurement, as directed by PR-220.
  • Document the ordered rate, monitoring, any stop time/reason, and the patient’s condition at transfer of care.