Search Results for "Triage Training For Emergency Departments"
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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Respiratory medicine is concerned with the study of the lungs and diseases that affect them. This includes lung cancers, pneumonia and other infections, fibrosis of the lungs, effusions, obstruction...
Stridor is a high pitched wheezing sound resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway. It is primarily inspiratory. It can be indicative of serious airway obstruction from severe 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...
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...
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...
General practice is just as pressured as emergency departments, MPs hear
General practice in England is under as much pressure as hospital emergency departments are, and the narrow focus on solving problems in emergency services could undermine the NHS as a whole, MPs......
Education About Car Seat Safety Needed In Emergency Departments
Each year, more than 130,000 children younger than 13 are treated in U.S. emergency departments after motor-vehicle crash-related injuries. Each of these visits offer a chance to pass along tips for p...
Study finds emergency departments provide not enough information about child passenger safety
Each year, more than 130,000 children younger than 13 are treated in U.S. emergency departments after motor-vehicle crash-related injuries.
A Practical Guide to Pediatric Emergency Medicine: Caring for Children in the Emergency Department
Although the number of dedicated pediatric emergency departments staffed with physicians who have completed fellowships in pediatric emergency medicine is increasing in the United States, the majority...
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Virtual Reality Triage Training Provides a Viable Solution for Disaster-preparedness.
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2010; 17:870-876 (c) 2010 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the relative impact of two simulati...
Improving quality through clinical risk management: a triage sentinel event analysis.
"Triage" is a useful tool used in emergency departments (EDs) to prioritize the care of patients. Through a methodical process of different sequential steps, the triage nurse assigns a color code whic...
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...
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...
