Flashcards in Triage Deck (8)
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Triage
sorting injuries based on acuity of injury and resultant required treatment
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Triage Categories
-Serious: require additional Tx before other needs attended to
-Minimal: can attend to other needs as well as primary
-Expectant: hopelessly wounded; futile to extend resources
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Serious Triage
-Urgent
-Immediate
-Delayed
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Urgent
-life-threatening injuries requiring resuscitation and life-saving procedure immediately on arrival
-life- limb threatening condition
-ER
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Immediate
-life-threatening injuries that require surgery within 2 hours of arrival at hospital
-require medical referral within 1-2 days
-urgent care
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Delayed
-wounds not immediately life-threatening; delay in surgery won't compromise care
-condition should be eval'd within week
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Triage Alphabet
-Airway
-Breathing
-Circulatory
-Disability (neurologic)
-Extremities
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