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    Hidalgo - Triaging

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    The document outlines a triage algorithm for categorizing patients based on their condition into one of four categories: Immediate, Delayed, Minor, or Expectant. The algorithm assesses patients' ability to walk, breathing, pulse, mental status, and other vital signs to determine their category. Patients categorized as Immediate require medical attention within minutes and have life-threatening injuries. Delayed patients have serious injuries but their condition is not expected to deteriorate rapidly. Minor patients have relatively minor injuries unlikely to worsen. Expectant patients are not expected to survive given the severity of their injuries.

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    The document outlines a triage algorithm for categorizing patients based on their condition into one of four categories: Immediate, Delayed, Minor, or Expectant. The algorithm assesses patients' ability to walk, breathing, pulse, mental status, and other vital signs to determine their category. Patients categorized as Immediate require medical attention within minutes and have life-threatening injuries. Delayed patients have serious injuries but their condition is not expected to deteriorate rapidly. Minor patients have relatively minor injuries unlikely to worsen. Expectant patients are not expected to survive given the severity of their injuries.

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    The document outlines a triage algorithm for categorizing patients based on their condition into one of four categories: Immediate, Delayed, Minor, or Expectant. The algorithm assesses patients' ability to walk, breathing, pulse, mental status, and other vital signs to determine their category. Patients categorized as Immediate require medical attention within minutes and have life-threatening injuries. Delayed patients have serious injuries but their condition is not expected to deteriorate rapidly. Minor patients have relatively minor injuries unlikely to worsen. Expectant patients are not expected to survive given the severity of their injuries.

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    Hidalgo - Triaging

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    Gideon Hidalgo
    The document outlines a triage algorithm for categorizing patients based on their condition into one of four categories: Immediate, Delayed, Minor, or Expectant. The algorithm assesses patients' ability to walk, breathing, pulse, mental status, and other vital signs to determine their category. Patients categorized as Immediate require medical attention within minutes and have life-threatening injuries. Delayed patients have serious injuries but their condition is not expected to deteriorate rapidly. Minor patients have relatively minor injuries unlikely to worsen. Expectant patients are not expected to survive given the severity of their injuries.

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    TRIAGING

    JI HIDALGO, GIDEON TYRONE


    PRIME 6 – Metropolitan Medical Center
    PRESENTATION TITLE 2
    3
    4
    START TRIAGE ALGORITHM
    YES
    Able to Walk? MINOR Secondary Triage

    NO
    NO Spontaneous
    Spontaneous Breathing? Position Airway IMMEDIATE
    Breathing
    APNEA
    YES
    EXPECTANT
    ≥ 30
    Respiratory Rate IMMEDIATE

    < 30
    Radial Pulse Absent or capillary refill time of ≥ 2 seconds
    Perfusion IMMEDIATE

    Radial Pulse present or capillary refill of < 2 seconds


    Doesn’t Obey commands
    Mental status IMMEDIATE

    Obeys command
    DELAYED 5
    START TRIAGE CATEGORIES

    Patients can be helped by


    immediate intervention and Includes compromises to Chest wounds, Shock,
    1 IMMEDIATE transport. patient’s Airway, Breathing, Open Fractures, 2nd-
    Requires medical attention within and Circulation 3rd degree burns
    minutes of survival
    Includes serious and potentially
    Stable Abdominal
    life-threatening injuries, but status Patient’s transport can be
    2 DELAYED wounds, Eye and
    not expected to deteriorate delayed
    CNS injuries
    significantly over several hours
    Victim with relatively minor
    Minor burns, Minor
    injuries. May be able to assist in own
    3 MINOR Fractures, Minor
    Status unlikely to deteriorate over care: “Walking wounded"
    Bleeding
    days

    Patient unlikely to survive given


    Palliative care and pain relief Unresponsive, High
    4 EXPECTANT severity of injuries, level of
    should be provided Spinal Cord Injury
    available care, or both

    6
    THANK YOU
    JI HIDALGO, GIDEON TYRONE

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