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What is Triage?
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A way of catergorizing patients based on their need to be transported.
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What is START Triage?
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Simple Triage And Rapid Transport.
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What does ARPM in START TRIAGE stand for?
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Ambulatory- able to walk
Respitoray status Perfusion Status Mental Status |
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In START Triage, how many Respirations per minute does a patient need to have for you to move to perfusion?
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30 rpm or lower.
If the patient has a higher rpm level then 30 tag the patient RED and move to next |
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In START Triage, if your respirations are shallow or inadaquate what do you do?
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Tag the patient RED and move to the next person.
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What does a patient need in the START Triage on perfusion to NOT be tagged red?
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A cap refill time of less then 2 seconds and a radial pulse present.
If not then the patient is tagged red. |
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In START Triage if a patient has Respirations less then 30, Cap refill of less then 2 seconds and a radial pulse, what do you need (as in mental status) to NOT tag the patient RED?
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You need the patient to follow your commands, by having him squeeze your fingers when aked to. If he doesnt then you tag him red and move on.
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If the patient who you are avaluating his mental status squeezes your fingers when asked, what color do you tag him in the START Triage?
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Yellow.
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What type of triage should be used on anyone who looks like a child?
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JumpSTART Triage
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