Emergency Medical Triage, Environmental Emergencies & Critical Interventions
Altitude sickness A condition that occurs when you cannot get enough oxygen from the air at high altitudes.
Black Indicates dead
Blood transfusion A medical procedure in which blood is transferred from one person to another.
Causes of environmental emergencies The activity, exposure to weather, attack from various animals or humans.
Chemical or radiation exposure Injury caused by contact with harmful chemicals or radiation.
Circulation addressed before airway & breathing Only when the patient is actively hemorrhaging (uncontrolled bleeding).
Core temperature in heat stroke ↑ within 10-15 minutes, >105.8º F (41º C).
Disaster color coded tags Green (minor injury) or yellow (non-life-threatening injury) tag indicates non-life-threatening
injury; Red tag indicates life-threatening injury (highest priority); Black tag identifies the dead.
Drowning A form of asphyxia that occurs when water obstructs the airways.
Environmental emergencies Increased interest in outdoor activities has increased number of environmental emergencies
seen in ED.
Family and intimate partner violence Pattern of coercive behavior in a relationship involving fear, humiliation, intimidation, neglect,
and/or intentional physical, emotional, financial, or sexual injury.
Green Minor injury: can walk
Heat stroke / heat exhaustion A condition caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures, leading to a failure of the
body's temperature regulation.
How is the anterior trunk percentage calculated in the Rule of 18%
Nines?
How is the Parkland formula calculated? 4 mL × kg (body weight) × % TBSA burned.
Altitude sickness A condition that occurs when you cannot get enough oxygen from the air at high altitudes.
Black Indicates dead
Blood transfusion A medical procedure in which blood is transferred from one person to another.
Causes of environmental emergencies The activity, exposure to weather, attack from various animals or humans.
Chemical or radiation exposure Injury caused by contact with harmful chemicals or radiation.
Circulation addressed before airway & breathing Only when the patient is actively hemorrhaging (uncontrolled bleeding).
Core temperature in heat stroke ↑ within 10-15 minutes, >105.8º F (41º C).
Disaster color coded tags Green (minor injury) or yellow (non-life-threatening injury) tag indicates non-life-threatening
injury; Red tag indicates life-threatening injury (highest priority); Black tag identifies the dead.
Drowning A form of asphyxia that occurs when water obstructs the airways.
Environmental emergencies Increased interest in outdoor activities has increased number of environmental emergencies
seen in ED.
Family and intimate partner violence Pattern of coercive behavior in a relationship involving fear, humiliation, intimidation, neglect,
and/or intentional physical, emotional, financial, or sexual injury.
Green Minor injury: can walk
Heat stroke / heat exhaustion A condition caused by prolonged exposure to high temperatures, leading to a failure of the
body's temperature regulation.
How is the anterior trunk percentage calculated in the Rule of 18%
Nines?
How is the Parkland formula calculated? 4 mL × kg (body weight) × % TBSA burned.
