NUR 213 - Emergency Preparedness | Questions and Answers with complete solution

Prehospital Care - First Responders - EMT BLS AED Administer selected medications Paramedics ACLS PALS Advanced Life Support Helicopter ED Staff - Who will be involved in providing care? - - Consulting MD - Lab tech - Case manager - OR - Respiratory Therapists - Ultrasound tech - Radiology Staff and Patient Considerations - Safety-ALWAYS #1 - Patient - Staff Patient ID Fall Prevention Skin Integrity Potential for Medical Errors or Adverse Events What is triage? - The purpose of ER triage is to prioritize incoming patients and to identify those patients who can not wait to be seen.The goal of triage is to rapidly gather "sufficient" information to determine triage acuity. What is ttriage acuity? - A triage acuity system is used to communicate to the clinical staff in the department which patient can safely wait or which patient needs to be seen immediately. Acuity is determined by the stability of vital functions and potential for life, limb, or organ threat. Triage Levels - 5 Level System - 5 Level Triage: Level 1 Immediate (Red) Level 2 Very Urgent (Orange) Level 3 Urgent (Yellow) Level 4 Standard (Green) Level 5 Non-Urgent (Blue)