https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0 en-us 2021-12-01 15:54:29 UTC 2021-12-01 16:28:42 UTC hello@padlet.com 12536440 https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923165254 Emergent - Highest priority; care needed immediately as the patient may not survive without treatment
Urgent- Care if needed but can be delayed temporarily
Semi-urgent - Care is needed but can wait if other higher priority patients exist
Non-urgent - Lowest priority; minor conditions which are not time-sensitive and care is not needed immediately]]> 2021-12-01 16:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923165254 12536440 https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923189903  Two patients arrive at the ER for emergency care:
1. A 28-year-old female who cut herself while cooking. The cut on her left index finger appears to be to the bone and is bleeding profusely. 
2. A 63-year-old male with chest pains, shortness of breath, and numbness in his left arm. 

Which patient do you prioritize and why?
I prioritize the 2nd because he was going numb and having chest pain and he was more endangered. ]]> 2021-12-01 16:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923189903 12536440 https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923202930 Emergency care begins with a step called triage, or the process of prioritizing patients based on who is most in need of immediate care. Patients in need of resuscitation (CPR) or using an AED are a top priority.

1. Triage
2. Physical exam and diagnostic testing
3. Medical treatment and reevaluation
4. Admission to hospital or discharge to home]]> 2021-12-01 16:22:23 UTC https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923202930 12536440 https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923210041 Often trained and licensed as a registered nurse (RN), a triage nurse in an emergency room is an experienced nurse who makes decisions around the urgency of a patient's need for care, assigning each patient with a triage category. ]]> 2021-12-01 16:25:05 UTC https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923210041 12536440 https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923214287 It is not always a simple black-and-white decision about whether someone needs care. Everyone who enters the ER needs care, but some conditions are critical and more time sensitive than others. ]]> 2021-12-01 16:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/12536440/coc6yyts3a8gfct0/wish/1923214287