PBS, 3.2.4 Crisis communication
"walking wounded" - breathing, circulation, mental status are not expected to change,
need treatment but it can wait - ✔✔conditions that are triaged semi-urgent
bone fractures, open wounds or lacerations, fever, persistent severe pain -
✔✔conditions that are triaged urgent
care is needed but can wait if higher priority patients exist - ✔✔semi-urgent
Care needed quickly but can be delayed temporarily - ✔✔urgent
emergent, urgent, semi-urgent, non-urgent - ✔✔what are the 4 triage categories
highest priority; care needed immediately as patient may not survive without treatment
(Ex: CPR) - ✔✔emergent
lowest priority; minor conditions which are not time-sensitive and care is not needed
immediately - ✔✔non-urgent
often trained and licensed as an RN, work in emergency room as someone who makes
decisions about triage, sometimes help with initial care of patients like diagnostic
testing or exams. Has to be calm under pressure and make critical decisions quickly -
✔✔Triage nurse
People who are in need of CPR or AED (resuscitation) - the actions work to keep blood
flowing and the heart beating and may be performed by paramedics or emergency
physicians before getting to the hospital - ✔✔Who is top priority?
severe alteration in breathing, circulation, neurological or mental status, spinal cord
injuries, severe internal or external bleeding, major burns, respiratory trauma -
✔✔conditions that are triaged emergent
signs and symptoms, vital signs, breathing, circulation, type of injury, severity of injury -
✔✔criteria to determine patient triage
stable vitals, not expected to change, fully functioning person, minor complaints -
✔✔conditions that are triaged as non-urgent
the process of sorting and prioritizing based on who is most in need of care -
✔✔triage
triage - ✔✔What does emergency care begin with
triage, physical exam and diagnostic testing, medical treatment and reevaluation,
admission to hospital or discharge home - ✔✔steps of emergency care
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