what are the 4 categories for triaging? - correct answer immediate (red tag)- life-threatening injuries with a good prognosis once treated
delayed
... [Show More] (yellow)- injuries requiring treatment within hours
minimal (green tag)- injuries requiring treatment within a few days
expectant (black tag)- extensive injuries, poor prognosis regardless of treatment
What is the color and definition for immediate triage? - correct answer Immediate (red tag)- life-threatening injuries with good prognosis once treated; survivable with minimal intervention.
Examples - Sucking chest wound, airway obstruction secondary to mechanical cause, shock, hemothorax, tension pneumothorax, asphyxia, unstable chest and abdominal wounds, incomplete amputations, open fractures of long bones, and 2nd/3rd-degree burns of 15%-40% total body surface area.
What is the color and definition for delayed triage? - correct answer Delayed (yellow)- injuries requiring treatment within hours; Injuries are life-threatening but survivable with minimal intervention. Individuals in this group can progress rapidly to expectant if treatment is delayed.
Stable abdominal wounds without evidence of significant hemorrhage; soft tissue injuries; maxillofacial wounds without airway compromise; vascular injuries with adequate collateral circulation; genitourinary tract disruption; fractures requiring open reduction, débridement, and external fixation; most eye and CNS injuries
What is the color and definition for minimal triage? - correct answer Minimal (green tag)- injuries requiring treatment within a few days; Injuries are minor, and treatment can be delayed hours to days. Individuals in this group should be moved away from the main triage area.
Upper extremity fractures, minor burns, sprains, small lacerations without significant bleeding, behavioral disorders, or psychological disturbances.
What is the color and definition for expectant triage? - correct answer Expectant (black tag)- extensive injuries, poor prognosis regardless of treatment; Injuries are extensive and chances of survival are unlikely even with definitive care.
PENETRATING HEAD INJURY Separate and provide comfort surface area, seizures or vomiting within 24hr after radiation exposure, profound shock with multiple injuries, agonal respirations; no pulse, no BP, pupils fixed and dilated
Characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) (Cluster B). - correct answer Unstable, intense relationships; identity disturbances; impulsivity; self-mutilation; rapid mood shifts; chronic emptiness; an intense fear of abandonment; splitting; and anger.
Inability to tolerate perceived rejection.
broken relationship or losing a job
How do we help a patient who is self-harming or self-mutilation? - correct answer The patient may do this to "feel something" since they may feel "numb," or it can also be an attention-seeking behavior.
The PMHNP should assist the patient in identifying or helping the person find a safe, healthy, positive coping strategy.
Define maturational crisis - correct answer young adulthood to middle adulthood
Best way to approach a child as a therapist in the beginning of therapy. - correct answer nondirective play
therapy to used to address anxiety, phobia, and trauma in kids - correct answer Flooding - Flooding is a behavioral intervention in which the patient is exposed to their anxiety-provoking stimuli. The patient directly confronts the feared situation without a gradual build up. The goal is that the patient's fear will subside after a time.
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