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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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Alere recalls certain heart tests
Alere is voluntarily recalling 104 lots of its Triage D-dimer, Triage BNP and Triage cardiology panels that were manufactured -More-
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...
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...
Tiered-Trauma Activation System to Triage DOA Patients
Is full-scale trauma system activation recommended for patients with prolonged traumatic cardiopulmonary arrest? Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Uniontown, PA - Laurel Pediatrics Joins CCP Network
Laurel Pediatrics, Uniontown, PA, recently joined the Children's Community Pediatrics network, Wexford, PA. By joining Children's Community Pediatrics, Laurel Pediatrics becomes part of the largest p...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
