TRIAGING Flashcards by Viancey Denisse Ponce

french verb of triage

trier

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meaning of triage

to sort or to choose

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the sorting of two or more patients based on the severity of their conditions to establish priorities for care based on available resources

triaging

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principles of disaster triage

move
hold
salvage
dont stop

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principles of disaster triage: move

do not move patient’s recovery backward

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principles of disaster triage: hold

transfer the patient immediately

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principles of disaster triage: salvage

save life over limb

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meaning of salva

save

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principles of disaster triage: do not stop

continue treating patients

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triage categories

red
yellow
green
black

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triage categories: red

immediate/emergency

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triage categories: yellow

urgent

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triage categories: green

non-urgent/walking wounded

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triage categories: black

dead/little to no hope of survival

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START system meaning

simple triage and rapid treatment

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age bracket to use the START system

9 yo and above

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age bracket to use the JumpSTART system

8 yo and below

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what is START system?

pre-hospital triage

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what are the three things to assess in triaging?

respirations
perfusion
mental status

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assessment in triaging can only be done in how many seconds?

15-30 secs

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triage assessment can last up to how many seconds?

60 secs

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two interventions that can be done in triaging

opening the airway
stop excessive bleeding

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technique to use in opening the airway of a pt with positive spinal cord injury

jaw thrust maneuver

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technique to use in opening the airway of a pt with negative spinal cord injury

head tilt lift chin maneuver

roles in triaging

assess and tag

pt who were tag yellow can be delayed treatment up to how many minutes?

45 mins

START system: normal respirations

less than 30 secs

more than 30 secs of respirations in START system indicates what?

respiratory distress

START system: normal perfusion

less than 2 secs

first step in triaging to identify non-urgent patients

voice triage

triaging is a matter of...

prioritization

how to assess respirations in triaging?

10 secs x 6 15 secs x 4

how will you decide who to assess first in triaging?

check the first victim that you see

in START system, what are the parameters to tag the patient yellow?

if the RPM is normal

START system: normal mental status

can obey commands

START system: patient has no breathing

open airway

START system: patient has no breathing after opening airway

tag black

START system: patient has breathing after opening airway

tag red

START system: patient has breathing more than 30 secs

tag red

START system: patient has breathing less than 30 secs

check radial pulse

START system: patient has breathing less than 30 secs with no palpable pulse

stop bleeding if there is and tag red

START system: patient has breathing less than 30 secs with present radial pulse

check mental status

START system: patient has breathing less than 30 secs with present radial pulse and cannot obey commands

tag red

START system: patient has breathing less than 30 secs with present radial pulse and can obey commands

tag yellow

JumpSTART system: normal respirations

15-45 secs

JumpSTART system: critical respirations

less than 15 secs greater than 45 secs

JumpSTART system: normal perfusion

pulse is palpable

JumpSTART system: normal mental status

AVPU

AVPU meaning

alert voice pain unresponsive

START system: patient is able to walk

tag green

JumpSTART system: patient is able to walk

tag green

JumpSTART system: patient has no breathing

open airway

JumpSTART system: patient has breathing after opening airway

tag red

JumpSTART system: patient has no breathing after opening airway

palpate pulse

JumpSTART system: patient has no breathing after opening airway and no pulse

tag black

JumpSTART system: patient has no breathing after opening airway and has pulse

give 5 rescue breaths

JumpSTART system: patient has pulse and is breathing after 5 rescue breaths

tag red

JumpSTART system: patient has pulse and has no breathing after 5 rescue breaths

tag black

JumpSTART system: patient is breathing less than 15 secs

tag red

JumpSTART system: patient is breathing more than 45 secs

tag red

JumpSTART system: patient is breathing between 15-45 secs

palpate pulse

JumpSTART system: patient is breathing between 15-45 secs and has no pulse

tag red

JumpSTART system: patient is breathing between 15-45 secs and has pulse

assess AVPU

JumpSTART system: patient is breathing between 15-45 secs, has pulse, and is alert and verbal and posturing

tag yellow

JumpSTART system: patient is breathing between 15-45 secs, has pulse, and is posturing and unresponsive

tag red

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