Triage

This decentralization also leads to other challenges in the prehospital environment. One issue that needs to be addressed is interstate travel for interfacility transfers and EMS responders going out of state for disaster response. Many questions arise when prehospital providers travel out of the region, into another state’s jurisdictions. Who is responsible for medical oversight of state? If a different medical director is responsible, do they assume liability? In the case of interfacility…

this, Dr. Robert Sparrow, proposed “The Turing Triage Test” that can assess “when will machines become persons” (Sparrow 2011). This test was formulated as a result of the increasing humanization of machines. Dr. Sparrow wanted to determine if a machine that could pass “The Turing Test” could be human, in the sense that, could it carry the “conscience” of a human being. In that case, would Ellie pass “The Turing Triage Test”? Note that, the “triage” over here, involves Jessica, the Personal…

Hong Kong health care system is complex, it composes by public and private health sector. This paper aims to understand the similarities and differences in managing healthcare in both private and public sector organizations, also understand the underlying patterns and relationships of factors affecting healthcare in the social-political and economic environments. It would make visits to both a private and a public health care facility. It is choose Queen Mary Hospital and St Paul Hospital as…

Many see Civil War medicine as primitive and ignore the amazing medical advancements made during this time. Some of the procedures of that time have influenced the way doctors treat patients today. For example, prosthetics were invented during the Civil War, which are still used today. The ambulance system was also created during the civil war, changing the way patients were transported, and helped them get care sooner which helped save lives. Lastly, the sanitary commission was created.…

policy forward. It is important to implement change slowly and provide time, documentation, and multiple of in-service dates. Multiple in-service dates allows for personnel to stay current on new policies and protocol. The patient would able to bypass triage and go straight to CT. This could diagnose what type of stroke they were having and provide the physician with the option of the best treatment available for the patient. Policies are always developing and changing and it is important to…

A clear concern, visible from the literature and the forum posts, is the amount of mental health cases that police assist feeling unequipped and unqualified to deal with (Thames Valley Police 2015). Yet, neither the police or the mental health services, alone, can effectively serve the mentally ill and therefore it is essential the two work together (Bradley Report 2009). With this in mind, it is important to investigate the progress of multi-agency partnership in order to decrease the issues…

For as long as I can remember, my dream has always been to be in the health care field. As a young child, I was intrigued by lab coats and always wanted to try one on. I always played someone who provides help in any game I played with my friends. Even if the role didn’t fit the game, I somehow include it. My academic goal is to get a bachelor’s degree in Nursing that would help me in pursuing a career in the health care field. My long-term goal is to travel around the world providing…

logically of ways or solution, in order to make a rational decision. It encompasses the use of the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of care. Critical thinking skills are important in nursing as it allows appropriate triage, treatment options and the appropriate disposition of the…

Their process starts with a quick triage and screening to decide if the patient’s case needs to be treated right away or not. After the triage, the patient with the most serious injury will need to be treated first than those who are not that serious. After the initial treatment, the patient will then be admitted, discharged or transferred…

appropriate PPE use (putting on and taking off PPE), triage procedures (patients placement), HCP sick leave policies, how and to whom EVD cases should be reported, and procedures to be followed after unprotected exposures to suspected EVD patients at the facility. The triage procedures will also be reviewed, and relevant questions (exposure to EVD carrier, travel within last 21 days from affected countries etc) should be asked during the triage process. The procedures for appropriate specimen…