Compelling Ethical Challenges in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine by Andrej Michalsen & Nicholas Sadovnikoff

Author:Andrej Michalsen & Nicholas Sadovnikoff
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030431273
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Triage team and protocols

1. To have a triage system, protocols and triage team

2. To have a senior physician assisting triage

3. To coordinate work with triage liaisons

4. Advance triaging, having nursing protocols to initiate earlier interventions (e.g., ordering labs, radiographs)

Supporting systems

1. Having:

 (a) Electronic health records

 (b) Electronic tracking boards

 (c) Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE)

2. Point of care testing capability and dedicated radiology staff

3. Having scribes

4. Having full capacity protocols (ability to relocate patients in temporary areas once emergency room reaches capacity)

5. Streaming (cohorting patients by complaints following specific pathways and tailored care)

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