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Original Source: Triage Assessment in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A National Survey.
OBJECTIVES:: Because of the varying physiological and developmental stages in children, the taking of vital signs and other assessments at triage in an emergency department (ED) can be challenging. The purpose of this study was to examine current triage practices in pediatric EDs in the United States. METHODS:: A mailed survey was sent in August 2006 to the medical directors of the 99 pediatric EDs listed on the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions Web site, with follow-up m...
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Pediatrics is the general medicine of childhood. Because of the developmental processes (psychological and physical) of childhood, the involvement of parents, and the social management of conditions...
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Triage decisions differ for paramedics and physicians
(HealthDay) -- Real-time emergency room triage decisions by paramedics agree with the triage decisions of emergency residents about half the time, according to a study published in the July issue of t...
Nurse Alert Provides Added Level of Senior Alert Care With New Nurse Triage Feature
Bradenton, FL (PRWEB) June 24, 2012 Nurse Alert , Senior medical alert patent pending system offers two unique buttons. Pressing the emergency button connects a user to a 24- hour emergency monito...
Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients
This report presents the CDC's guidelines and latest recommendations for the field triage of injured patients. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Healt...
First Choice Emergency Room Plans to Open New Facility in Katy, Texas
Flower Mound, TX (PRWEB) January 18, 2013 First Choice Emergency Room , the leading freestanding emergency room system in the United States, announced that it will open a new location in Katy, Tex...
Web learning improves nurses' triage skills
(HealthDay)—Web-based learning is effective at standardizing training for triage skills of registered nurses (RNs), according to a review published in the January issue of the Journal of Emergency N...
Hartwell to distribute Tactical Triage Medical Pack
Hartwell Medical has entered into a collaboration agreement to distribute Tactical Medical Packs' Triage Medical Pack, designed for use by professional emergency responders in disaster or mass casualt...
First Choice Emergency Room Partners with 99.5 The Wolf to Giveaway Kenny Chesney Concert Tickets
Lewisville, TX (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 First Choice Emergency Room , the leading freestanding emergency room system in the United States, teamed up with 99.5 The Wolf, one of Dallas Fort Worthâs...
Prescribing Emergency Contraception In Advance For Teenagers
Teenage girls should be prescribed emergency contraception in advance, because it has been shown that they are more likely to use it promptly when needed, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced...
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A concept for major incident triage: full-scaled simulation feasibility study.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Efficient management of major incidents involves triage, treatment and transport. In the absence of a standardised interdisciplinary major incident management approach, the Norwe...
Interrater agreement: a comparison between two emergency department triage scales.
OBJECTIVE: The aim was to elucidate if, by strictly applying the Adaptive Process Triage (ADAPT) scale, the interrater agreement increased among the participating registered nurses (RNs) than when tri...
Pain assessments at triage with the Manchester triage system: a prospective observational study.
Objective Pain is one of the six general discriminators of the Manchester triage system (MTS). The frequency of pain assessments conducted at triage with the MTS, and patient, nurse and triage charact...
Triage Assessment in Pediatric Emergency Departments: A National Survey.
OBJECTIVES:: Because of the varying physiological and developmental stages in children, the taking of vital signs and other assessments at triage in an emergency department (ED) can be challenging. Th...
How serious are the symptoms of callers to a telephone triage call centre?
Adverse events such as deaths following telephone triage calls are rare, suggesting that the process is basically safe. However, if calls tend to concern mostly minor illnesses, then adverse events fo...
