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Triaging patients (Category 1 - Immediate assessment and treatment…
Triaging patients
Category 1 - Immediate assessment and treatment
Immediately life threatening
Cardiac arrest
Respiratory arrest
Unresponsive
Mental health- severe behaviours with an immediate threat of violence
Paediatrics - Extreme use of accessory muscles
Category 3 - Assessment and treatment start within 30 minutes
Potentially life-threatening or situational urgency
Dehydration
Young children
Risk of self-hram
Moderate/severe pain
Previous LOC patients
Category 2 - Assessment and treatment within 10 minutes
Imminently life-threatening or time critical
Rapid deterioration
Airway/ respiratory distress
Severe blood loss
Very severe pain
Category 4 - Assessment and treatment to start within 60 minutes
Likely to need a work up (bloods etc)
"genuine" complaints, not serious enough to be a 3 but not a 5
Minor traumas
Semi-urgent problems
Category 5 - Assessment and treatment to start within 120 minutes
Reviews, medical certificates, prescriptions
Minimal pain
Low-risk
Stable