Triage D-dimer (Biosite, San Diego, CA, USA) is performed with 250 μl of whole blood treated with EDTA and a small portable instrument (Triage Meter Plus; Biosite).
These studies elucidate key pathways of apoptosis evasion in NB and may be used to define surrogate biomarkers to triage small molecule Bcl-2 antagonists.
By contrast, modern mobile phones, which may contain up to sixty useful and rare metals, are too small and fiddly for triage to be worth the effort.
The difference between offering women a choice of management and allocating them directly to HPV triage appears small, with the possible advantage of reduced intrusive thoughts and perhaps worry in the choice arm.
One study notes that, 'Although many ambulatory patients appear to have nonurgent conditions based on triage classification, a small but disturbing percentage of nonurgent patients are hospitalized' [56].
In the larger cities, transport decisions are based on triage protocols; in smaller towns and rural areas, patients are usually transported to the nearest medical facility [12].
The differences in call times between a cooperative using an expert system and a cooperative not using an expert system are small; 0.4 – 1.0 min. Differences in triage decisions were found, but it is not proven that these can be contributed to the use of an expert system.
"Smalls, all night long, is like triage," he said three years ago, when he was thinking of closing the club.
To provide a hands-on experience and to increase student understanding of what occurs in a mass casualty management situation, we simulate a triage exercise in a small-group format (four students/two emergency physicians) as shown in Fig. 2.
Incident response teams are too small and too overwhelmed to effectively monitor, triage and address security incidents.
