UNIT 2 - Triage Categorization Flashcards
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Medical Team in A+E
Head Consultant
5 - 6 Consultants
Senior Registrar
Registrar
Senior House Officer
Nursing Team in A+E
1 Senior Nursing Officer
6 Nursing Officers
20 Registered Nurses
10 Nursing Assistants
2 Departmental Aids
2 Health Aids
Support Staff in A+E
Paramedics
Patient advocate
Clerks
Security guards
Maids
General worker
Georgia arrived to A+E department, what is the role of the first nurse she comes into contact with?
Registered nurse in triage room assigned to A+E screening does a <15 minutes assessment attaining chief complaint, vital signs and covid swab.
Triage rooms are equipped with:
Bed, ECG machine, Cardiac monitor, Blood sampling apparatus, IVF
Doctor assigned to nurse to attend minor cases e.g., suturing minor cuts.
Isolation room is used to treat which infections and who is assigned there?
Covid, Clostridium difficlile and TB
1 registered nurse and consists of three rooms with transparent glass.
What is the STAT room equiped with?
Emergency trollies
Defibrillator
Ventilators
Cardiac Monitors
DDA cupboard, Medication, IVF
What is Room 7?
Treatment of stable pediatric patients and includes pediatric scales, incubator, cots, monitors and emergency trolley.
What is STAT corridor and non-respiratory used for?
Patients for A+E review who have already seen the doctor and require monitoring.
Patients who have been referred to specialty and waiting to be reviewed.
Patients waiting for admission to ward.
Patients who have been discharged awaiting collection or placement at geriatric.
Non-respiratory is for short cases.
Patient is awaiting admission to ward, review by A+E doctors and is a social case. Where would they be housed?
C3 which has 2 RN & 1 Nursing Assistant
Triage Categorization: 1
Patients who need to have immediate treatment due to life threatening conditions/ patient who is critical ill.
Need to be seen immediately or 1-2 minutes after arrival
Joseline is experiencing cardiac arrest, what category would she be?
1
Brian has multiple gunshot wounds and is hypotensive with a racing heart rate. Which category would he be?
1
Lian has deceased responsiveness due to hypoglycemia which category would she be?
1
There are no beds available in the STAT room for Lian, where would they take her?
Rooms 8-9 as the nurse working section 8-12 will take the responsibility of preparing a room.
Triage Categorization: 2
These are emergent conditions that have the potential to be life threatening or cause loss on limps, require prompt attention.
Assessment should be done within 15 minutes.
Melaine arrives to A+E with complaints of chest pains which has the potential to be a MI, what category would she be?
2
Patient is experiencing mild to moderate respiratory distress. What category would they be and where would they be housed.
2
State room depending on the presentation or section 8-12 in an available room.
Triage Categorization: 2
Patients are categorized as urgent serious but stable. Ideally should be seen on presentation.
Nursed in section 8-12 or outer waiting area receiving treatment.
James is complaining of 10/10 abdominal pain what category of patient is he?
3
Triage Categorization: 4
Semi-urgent should be seen within 1 hour on presentation to the hospital.
Placed in the outer waiting area.
An elderly gentleman is unaccompanied and experiencing a maniac episode. Where category is he?
4
Triage Categorization: 5
Least urgent and seen within 2 hours on presentation.
e.g., colds
