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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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Early Embryo Viability Assessment Test (Eeva)
Auxogyn’s non-invasive Early Embryo Viability Assessment Test (Eeva) may improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes by providing IVF clinics and patients with objective information on embry...
Wernicke encephalopathy is a syndrome characterised by ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, confusion, and impairment of short-term memory. It is caused by lesions in the medial thalamic nuclei, mammillary bodi...
UroGenRA - Genitourinary cancer array
UroGenRA is a CGI custom-designed oligonucleotide array for implementation within a clinical laboratory as an array CGH-based diagnostic/prognostic tool for kidney, prostate, and bladder cancers. It...
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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...
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...
Alere reports Triage PlGF blood test positive results
Alere has presented positive results from PELICAN clinical trial,designed to assess the safety and efficacy of Triage placental growth factor (PlGF) blood test in diagnosing pre-eclampsia in women wit...
Pedia Nurse Announces Family Protection 24 Hours a Day With Special Nurse Triage Feature
Pedia Nurse provides families with unlimited and immediate medical help at the touch of a button. Families can have access to affordable and reliable medical attention. Bradenton Florida (PRWEB) Augus...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
