Clinical Deterioration
A worsening clinical state, increasing risk of disease or death.
What is clinical deterioration?
The role of Rapid Response Teams in clinical deterioration.
What is to assess and treat patients early to prevent complications?
The main goal of the primary survey.
What is identify life-threatening problems?
This law ensures ED screening for all.
What is EMTALA?
This color tag is used for deceased in MCI triage.
What is black?
Reasons why early recognition important.
What is prevention of ICU admissions, cardiac arrests, and death?
Three common reason to activate RRT.
What are respiratory, cardiac, and neuro issues?
ABCDEFG
What is Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability, Exposure, Full vitals, Get monitoring?
The purpose of triage in the ED.
What is to prioritize patients based on acuity?
The amount of time to triage for a MCI.
What is 15 seconds?
Name three signs of clinical deterioration.
What is tachycardia, hypotension, decreased LOC?
Give a SBP value that may trigger RRT.
What is <90 or >180 mmHg?
The purpose of the secondary survey.
What is identify all injuries and unknown problems?
This therapy can improve outcomes after cardiac arrest.
What is Targeted Temperature Management?
How a nurse knows their role during a MCI.
What is the Emergency Response Plan?
Name a neurological sign of deterioration.
What is a change in level of consciousness (LOC)?
This organization has mandated systems for staff to request help.
Who is the Joint Commission?
SAMPLE
What is Symptoms, Allergies, Medications, Past history, Last meal, Events?
First step in managing frostbite.
What is to rewarm in temperature-controlled water?
Decontamination takes place here.
What is on the scene?
One of the best ways to identify clinical deterioration.
What is to trend vital signs?
A limitation of RRTs where improvements need to be made.
What is to reduce overall in-hospital mortality?
The role of MIST in the secondary survey.
What is a pre-hospital report: Mechanism, Injuries, Signs, Treatment?
Give two signs of heat stroke.
What is confusion and hot, dry skin?
This color tag is used for urgent but not life-threatening injuries in MCI triage.
What is yellow?