http://www.flashcardexchange.com/tag/priority www.flashcardexchange.com: priority Flashcards en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:57:19 PST Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:57:19 PST support@flashcardexchange.com 720 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/904015 Prioritizing pt. during ICS situations: MCB Section I Prehospital Operational Standards Administrative Protocols I.1.3 PROTOCOL I.1: Patient Prioritization, Hospital Categorization, & Destination Determination (cont.) Adult General Medical Patients Destination Determination Four (4) Levels of General Medical Hospitals Priority I and II Transport to Level I , Level II or III General Medical Hospital of patient’s choice Transport to closest appropriate Level 1 or Level II General Medical Hospital At the discretion of the paramedic Level IV General Medical Hospitals may receive assigned Priority General Medical Patients Pre – Hospital Triage Criteria Priority I Adult General Medical Patient Patient’s condition requires immediate intervention by physician and nursing personnel upon arrival at the Emergency Department Critical Medical Problems with unstable vitals signs Patient with unstable vital signs and / or requiring critical procedures to save life Patient with time sensitive conditions Priority II Adult General Medical Patient Patient’s condition requires emergent medical intervention by physician and nursing personnel upon arrival at the Emergency Department. Priority II patients have potential time sensitive problems, are currently stable but at risk for sudden deterioration Acute Medical Problems with stable ital signs Priority III Adult General Medical Patient Patient without acute medical problems i.e., no immediate life / organ threatening emergency Will time and distance to the hospital of choice be detrimental to the patient’s condition? No Yes Priority III Assigned Unassigned Assigned Unassigned Will time and distance to the hospital of choice be detrimental to the patient’s condition? Transport to Level I , Level II, III, or IV General Medical Hospital of patient’s choice Transport to closest appropriate Level 1 or Level II General Medical Hospital No Yes General Medical Hospitals • Level I and II General Medical Hospitals Emergency Medical Services and Operative Procedures Organized Emergency Department Physician/Nursing Staff with specialties in emergency care on-site 24 hours a day General Surgery/Anesthesiology Services on -site n-call 24 hours a day Additional clinical services/specialties promptly available Nuclear diagnostic imaging Endocrinology Hematology Oncology • Level III General Medical Hospitals Emergency Medical Services and Operative Procedures Organized Emergency Department Physician/Nursing Staff with specialties in emergency care on-site 24 hours a day General Surgery/Anesthesiology Services on -site or on-call • Level IV General Medical Hospitals Emergency Medical Services twenty-four (24) hours a day with at least: Mid-level practitioner RN LPN or Paramedic or Intermediate Level EMT Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/904015 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/894947 VCC BSN 2009 - Term One Topic: Assessment of Vital Signs: Blood Pressure Preparation for Midterm #1 Source: Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing (4th edition) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/894947 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/894517 VCC BSN 2009 - Term One Topic: Assessment of Vital Signs, Temperature, Pulse, and Respiration Preparation for Midterm #1 Source: Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing (4th edition) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/894517 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/538284 Scott and Grant Priority words for school Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:00:00 PST http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/538284 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/536556 Lvl 2 - Midterm Kanji (Cumulative [Priority]) Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:00:00 PST http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/536556 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/500107 75 priority words for 4th grade Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/500107 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/456432 8 Priority 2 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/456432 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/456413 8 Priority 1 Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/456413 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/394472 Phonics/structure Language Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/394472 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/342434 s/s, nursing interventions, priority care, medical management of TB. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:00:00 PST http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/342434 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/300187 Flashcards for nursing 101 Exam #4 Chapter 29-Asepsis & Principles of Infectious Control, & Chapter 34-Skin Integrity & Wound Care Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:00:00 PDT http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/300187 http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/269760 Unit 4 Asepsis/Infection Control Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:00:00 PST http://www.flashcardexchange.com/flashcards/view/269760