Triage
This triage is used for clients with life-threatening injuries that are survivable with immediate intervention.
What is red?
A pH of 7.50 and PaCO2 of 28 indicates this acid base disorder.
What is respiratory alkalosis?
This shock results from fluid loss, such as hemorrhage or burns.
What is hypovolemic shock?
What is the Glasgow coma scale?
Pain in the right lower quadrant is a hallmark sign of this condition.
What is appendicitis?
During a mass casualty, this color tag is assigned to a client with a closed fracture and stable vital signs.
What is hypocalcemia?
This medication is the first-line treatment in anaphylactic shock.
What is epinephrine?
Shuffling gait and tremors are common in this neurological disorder.
What is Parkinson's disease?
A low-sodium, low-potassium diet is important for this chronic condition.
What is chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
During triage, this tag would be given to a client with minor abrasions and stable vital signs.
What is green?
This electrolyte imbalance presents with peaked T waves and can cause cardiac arrest.
What is hyperkalemia?
This type of shock can result from a systemic infection.
What is septic shock?
This signs is present when the hips flex and knees flex during neck flexion, seen in meningitis.
What is Brudzinski's sign?
Clients with a colostomy should empty their pouch when it is this full.
What is one-third full?
A patient is unresponsive with agonal breathing and does not respond to airway repositioning. What triage color tag should they receive?
What is black?
A sodium level of 118 mEq/L puts the client at risk for this neurological emergency.
What is seizure?
This skin rash shaped like a butterfly across the cheeks is seen in this autoimmune disease.
What is lupus (SLE)?
Unequal pupils in a head trauma patient suggest this emergency.
What is increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
This symptom of dumping syndrome occurs shortly after eating.
What is dizziness or diarrhea?
This type of disaster is caused by human activity rather than nature
What is man-made disaster?
A patient with a pH of 7.30, PaCO2 of 52, and HCO3 of 24 is experiencing this acid-base imbalance.
A client with HIV and a CD4 count below 200 is at risk for these types of infections.
What are opportunistic infections?
What is multiple sclerosis (MS)?
A client with peritonitis may have a rigid abdomen and this bowel sound status.
What are absent bowel sounds?