Mod 7a-triage Flashcards
What is the triage score used for?
Deciding on urgency of surgery
What is a blue triage score
elective surgery
what is a green triage score
surgery withing 24hrs
what is a yellow triage score
surgery withing 6hrs
what is an orange triage score
surgery within 2 hrs
What is a red triage score
absolute emergency
What 3 factors must always be assessed in patients going into surgery?
Triage- urgency of surgery
ASA grading- patients baseline status
Optimization- is it feasible, is it necessary, is it achievable
What is ASA grade 1
a normal healthy patient
What is ASA grade 2
A patient with mild systemic disease and no functional limitations
what is asa grade 3
A patient with moderate to severe systemic disease that results in some
functional limitation, but not incapacitating
What is asa grade IV
A patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life and incapacitating
What is ASA grade V
A moribund patient that is not expected to live for more than 24 hours with or without the surgery
What is ASA grade VI
A brain-dead patient whose organs are being harvested
What is ASA GRADE E
If the procedure is an EMERGENCY, the physical status is followed by and “E
What will a chronic disease always have for anaesthesia and surgery
will always confer risk
