Triage

Question 1

Emergent

Answer 1

Injuries are life threatening
Needs immediate attention and continuous evaluation
Severe head injury or comatose state
Active seizures
Sustain chemical splashes to the eye
Severe respiratory distress or cardiac arrest
Chest pain with acute dyspnea or cyanosis
Trauma
Severe chest or abdominal wound
Limb amputation
Severe shock
Excessively high temperature (40.6 °C)

Question 2

Urgent

Answer 2

Injuries have complications that are not life threatening
Needs to be treated within 1 to 2 hours (evaluation 30-60 minutes thereafter)
Asthma without respiratory distress
Persistent nausea and vomiting and/or diarrhea
Hypertension
Other types of severe pain
Simple fracture
Abdominal pain
Client with renal stone
Fever above 38.9 °C

Question 3

Non-urgent

Answer 3

Injuries do not have immediate complications
Can wait for several hours for medical treatment (evaluation every 1-2 hours)
Mild headache
Cold symptoms
Minor laceration
Sprain
Strains