Emergency Care Center – Triage
Unit name
Emergency Care Center – Triage
Patient population
Any age group
Mixed gender
Hours of operation
24 hours/ 7 days per week
Number of beds
Triage Assessment Area : 5 examination bays
Triage Reception with L & D assessment cubicle
Occupancy Rate
450 – 650 visits per day
2-4 trauma / 5 – 15 acute care patients per day
Staff categories
Registered Nurse
Unit Assistant
Patient Care Technician
Patient Escort
Primary patient diagnoses
Trauma: Multisystem penetrating and blunt trauma; thoracic, abdominal, head spinal and orthopedic trauma. Burns, Maxillofacial, Neurological, Neurovascular, Surgical, Plastic, Renal Genitourinary, gastrointestinal, Neonatal and obstetric conditions.
Emergency: Shock – respiratory cardiogenic, neurological, neurogenic, spinal, hypovolemic, toxic, endocrine, gastrointestinal, infectious, environmental, hematological, toxic, Ob/Gyn, ENT, ocular, medical, surgical, orthopedic/traumatic.
Fractures/dislocations and amputations. Psychiatric, social oncology, cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, burns, falls, MVA, congenital anomalies, scorpion/snake exposure, and near drowning.
Procedures
Triaging of the following patients :
Initial Assessments including First Aid treatment
Basic/Advanced Life Support for patient coming with private cars.
Receiving patient coming with ambulances.
C-Spine Immobilization
Emergency Delivery
Disaster Response
Receiving referral from other clinic
Receiving direct admission to the hospital
Nursing care Delivery system
Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model