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Emergency Triage by Manchester Triage Group is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Emergency Triage about?

The Manchester Triage System (MTS) is the most widely used triage system in the UK, Europe and Australia, with tens of millions of patients being processed through hospital emergency departments. Emergency Triage is the core text for the MTS which utilises a risk averse system of prioritisation for patients in all unscheduled care settings, and as such it is an essential text for all emergency department staff using the MTS, in particular triage nurses themselves. The second edition has been revised throughout and takes in the changes in practice introduced into MTS since the book was first published. These include: Redesigned and expanded flow charts Additional charts for allergy and palpitations New practices - such as the possibility of revascularisation for patients with stroke New discriminators, for example acute neurological deficit and significant respiratory history Redefinition of existing discriminators Also new to this edition is the incorporation of sections on the use of the risk averse system in telephone triage, in settings where ‘streaming'takes place and as an early warning score for patients in all unscheduled care settings. The tone of this edition reflects the

Author

Manchester Triage Group

Publisher

BMJ Books

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780470757284

Subjects

Medical, Social Science, Nursing