MDC4 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed

MDC4 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed What does triaging do? *acts as gatekeeper* helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention (Most ill/severe will get seen first) What is a good model for triaging patients? ABCs Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? NO Which triage situation uses tags? mass casualties what are the categories of triage? - emergent - urgent - nonurgent - primary survey what classifies a patient as emergent according to triage - life threatening injuries - needs immediate treatment what patient conditions warrant an emergent status of triage - respiratory distress - chest pain with diaphoresis - stroke - active hemorrhage - unstable vitals what classifies a patient as urgent according to triage patient should be treated quickly but there is not and immediate threat to life what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage - severe abdominal pain - renal colic - displaced multiple fractures - new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia) what classifies a patient as nonurgent according to triage patient can wait several hours without a risk to life what patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for triage - skin rash - strains/sprains - colds - simple fracture what is a primary survey that should be performed while triaging? ABCDE what does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients A: Airway/cervical spine B: Breathing C: Circulation D: Disability E: Exposure what does the "A" refer to in ABCDE airway, cervical spine - patent airway