Triage Flashcards
What is triage?
(The method of sorting patients based on order in which they should be seen (not first come, first served))
What is the main idea behind all triage schemas?
(How long do you have before a patient “becomes a problem”, the longer you have before they become a problem the lower on the triage list they will be and vice versa)
What are the three body systems that are assessed in a triage exam?
(Cardiovascular, respiratory, and CNS)
What is the main goal of your neurological assessment during a triage examination?
(Determine the animals mentation and make sure they are not currently actively seizuring)
What three things do you want to determine during your respiratory assessment in a patient you are triaging?
(Are they breathing or not, are they breathing with effort, and what is their respiratory rate)
You look at a few things during your cardiovascular assessment (HR, MM color, CRT, mentation, temp, and pulse quality) because all of these things help you to determine what about the patient?
(If they are perfusing appropriately or not)
You are taking a patient another student triaged see they got a heart rate of 165 bpm, you tell them hold the front door this dog is tachycardic why aren’t they in the back asap rocky and they roll their eyes at you (you slap them appropriately at this point), what information could they have included in their assessment that would have prevented them from getting slapped?
(The fact that the dog is bouncing off the walls with excitement because it loves all things ever so the tachycardia is appropriate)
What is the CRT for a normal capillary vs a vasoconstricted capillary vs a vasodilated capillary?
(1-2 sec vs >2 sec vs <1 sec)
Poor mentation in a patient who hasn’t been obviously whacked upside the head could indicate what other issue?
(Poor perfusion)
(T/F) Cats are always tachycardic in the hospital so bradycardia should set off your alarms.
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