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Primary mass casualty incident triage:
The Amberg-Schwandorf Algorithm for Primary Triage (ASAV) [4]. I = red category, II = yellow category,
Amberg-Schwandorf Algorithm ... green category #Management ... #Triage #MassCasualty ... #Incident #Algorithm ... #ASAV #Amberg #Protocol
The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
#Management #Disaster ... #SALT #Triage #MassCasualty ... #Incident #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Epistaxis Management Algorithm / Checklist

1. blow out clots 
2. vasoconstrictor spray 
3. nose clip or direct
Epistaxis Management ... Algorithm / Checklist ... . nose clip or direct ... coagulopathy, surgical evaluation ... #Management
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
#Diagnosis #Management ... Disaster #START #MassCasualty ... Incident #Triage #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Jaundice Evaluation Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #GI #Jaundice #Hyperbilirubinemia #Workup #Evaluation #Differential #Algorithm #Direct #Indirect
Jaundice Evaluation ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Direct #Indirect
Mass Casualty Incident Triage Algorithm

Black Tag - No further treatment
Red Tag - Treat these patients first
Yellow
Incident Triage Algorithm ... are treated #Management ... #MassCasualty # ... Triage #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management ... Algorithm Cervical ... laceration → Direct ... massive transfusion protocol ... #Algorithm #obstetrics
Figure 2
Modified Physiological Triage Tool (MPTT)-24 algorithm with increased respiratory rate upper threshold (≥24), conscious level
Tool (MPTT)-24 algorithm ... JamieVassallo #Management ... MajorIncident #MassCasualty ... #Catastrophe #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Evaluation and Management of Hyperkalemia

As with hypokalemia, the immediate danger of hyperkalemia is its effect on
Evaluation and Management ... hyperkalemia is its effect ... #Hyperkalemia #Evaluation ... #Algorithm
Checklist Approach to Hypokalemia

Consider risk factors for arrhythmia:
 - EKG changes (especially QT prolongation)
 - Digoxin
Checklist Approach ... pomagnesemia Evaluation ... estimated potassiurn deficit ... Critical Care #Checklist ... #Hypokalemia #Management