More specifically, after evaluation by a triage nurse, patients with less emergent issues (triage level IV and V) are placed in the fast track [ 34].
Another article discussed the use of end-tidal CO2 as a method to diagnose pulmonary embolism in the pre-hospital environment and the remaining three of the 2009 papers discussed issues related to trauma and disaster medicine, including the issue of triage for pandemics and medical management of earthquake victims.
Guidelines aimed at palliative care needs in humanitarian crises must first incorporate issues of triage for these contexts, as constraints and decisions may differ significantly from those in resource-rich and non-crisis settings.
If the inquiry concerns a hazardous waste site, work site, or basic cancer issue, NCEH triages the inquiry to ATSDR, CDC/NIOSH, or DCPC, respectively.
Some would argue that these ethical issues in triage decision making arise because schemes based on need and that employ a first come, first served principle to ration critical care resources are flawed.
Another avenue to address reduction of ED visitation time for mental health issues, and triage the right mental health complaint to the right mental health treatment outcome, may be psychiatric response centers within the pediatric emergency department.
So there was always the issue of "Battlefield Triage," which was the most awful decision that the chief surgeons of these field hospitals had to make.
Delays arose for a range of reasons, including issues around the triage process, a missed diagnosis, the accurate and timely communication of information and the speed with which medications or treatments were delivered.
By having the majority of our captains use our mobile app for reporting, we were able to identify and triage issues at certain precincts faster than in previous cycles.
Issues related to triage and case management will have to be addressed in future studies.
