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The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
interventions, and Treatment ... alternative to START ... #Management #Disaster ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm ... #Protocol
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
START is a rapid ... radial pulse or normal ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Incident #Triage #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
- Hemorrhagic shock ... massive transfusion protocol ... and transport STAT ... - ↓HR, ↓BP, Abnormal ... Survey #CABCDE #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Hypothermia - Protocol for ED
CORE TEMP < 34º
INITIAL THERAPY
 • Remove wet garments
 • Avoid rough
Hypothermia - Protocol ... INVESTIGATIONS • Stat ... CPR • Max 3 shocks ... #management #treatment ... #algorithm
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management ... Algorithm Assess ... Multiorgan failure or shock ... : - Start prednisolone ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
affect the JAK-STAT ... are usually near-normal ... • Treatment is ... • Treatment algorithms ... hematology #diagnosis #management