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Crisis Communication - Coggle Diagram
Crisis Communication
steps of emergency care
triage
the process of prioritizing patients based on who is in need of an emergency or immediate care.
diognostic testing
ct scans
urine tests
examinations
medical treatment/revaluations
admissions hospital or discharge at home
triage nurses
responsible for assessing patients and determining their level of need for medical assistance
making just he same as life or death decisions
the most injured or ill people are treated first.
medical surge
when the number of patients changes or exceeds a hospitals ability to assist them all.
all patients will not be able to get attended at the same time with the same amount of care
surge capacity
to care for an increased number of patients that challenges or exceeds normal operations.
A measure of how many patients in a medical facility can triage, treat, and manage its normal average number of patients.