Development of a “HotFootline” Foot Hotline for rapid response to lower extremity complications in #Diabetes #Hotfoot #Footattack

Posted on by David G. Armstrong

SALSA’s “HotFootline” foot hotline constitutes a single point of contact rapid response pager to alert the diabetic foot / Toe and Flow service to urgent needs, systemwide.

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Dr. Jennifer Pappalardo expertly reveals the “HotFootline” pager.

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Here are some more guidelines/pathways to help develop your own “rapid response team”.

  1. Diabetic Foot Rapid Response Acute Foot Team (DRRAFT) –  Seven essential skills
  2. Three  minute foot exam plus referral guidelines
  3. Three second foot exam for the emergency department

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