Triage Flashcards
1
Q
START color: Signals medium priority (isolated femur fracture)
A
Yellow
2
Q
START color: used for ambulatory patients (isolated abrasions, contusions or sprains)
A
Green
3
Q
START color: For those dead or w minimal chance of survival (massive head injury or 95% coverage w 3rd degree burns)
A
Black
4
Q
Telephone triage
A
Evaluating patient without seeing it
5
Q
What constitutes an emergency?
A
A life-threatening problem that if not appropriately managed the animal will likely die
6
Q
It’s important to keep a log of triage calls because it is a ____________ _____________ _____________ .
A
Legal Medical Record
7
Q
During telephone triage, all owners should be advised to….
A
Bring their pet into the clinic
8
Q
During hospital triage, we assess and assign. What are the 4 assigned levels?
A
- Resuscitative
- Emergent
- Urgent
- Non-urgent
