Doctors Order for August 27, 1993 - Contents:
There were no orders given by Seth's physicians on the day of transfer to from the Allen Pavilion to the main campus of Columbia Physicians & Surgeons. There were standing orders for Ativan 2mg q4hours.
There was no apparent awareness that an EKG prior to transfer showed Seth to still be in Tachycardia. He received only Ativan, 2mg P.O. at 10A.M. (bookmark), before the transfer and no medication at Columbia Presbyterian.
Seth was sent without orders for monitoring, straight from the Intensive Care Unit of the Allen Pavilion to an open ward at the main hospital.
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