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What does triaging do? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ *acts as
gatekeeper*
helps prioritize patient care based on illness and
severity level
According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ highest acuity patients will receive
quickest intervention
(Most ill/severe will get seen first)
What is a good model for triaging patients? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ ABCs
Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging?
- .....ANSWER ...✔✔ NO
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Which triage situation uses tags? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
mass casualties
what are the categories of triage? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
- emergent
- urgent
- nonurgent
- primary survey
what classifies a patient as emergent according to
triage - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - life threatening injuries
- needs immediate treatment
what patient conditions warrant an emergent status of
triage - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - respiratory distress
- chest pain with diaphoresis
- stroke
- active hemorrhage
- unstable vitals
what classifies a patient as urgent according to triage -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ patient should be treated quickly
but there is not and immediate threat to life
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what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for
triage - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - severe abdominal pain
- renal colic
- displaced multiple fractures
- new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)
what classifies a patient as nonurgent according to
triage - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ patient can wait several
hours without a risk to life
what patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for
triage - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ - skin rash
- strains/sprains
- colds
- simple fracture
what is a primary survey that should be performed
while triaging? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ ABCDE
what does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ A: Airway/cervical spine
B: Breathing
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C: Circulation
D: Disability
E: Exposure
what does the "A" refer to in ABCDE - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ airway, cervical spine
- patent airway
- immobilize spine
**do NOT move patient
what does the "B" refer to in ABCDE - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ breathing
- assess sounds
- assess chest wall movement
what does the "C" refer to in ABCDE - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ circulation
- vitals (BP and pulse)
- maintain vascular access