{"product_id":"emergency-triage-isbn-9781118299067","title":"Emergency Triage","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Manchester Triage System (MTS) is the most widely used triage system in the UK, Europe and Australia, with tens of millions of patients being processed through hospital emergency departments. It is also used in hospitals throughout Brazil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmergency Triage\u003c\/i\u003e is the core text for the MTS, which utilises a risk averse system of prioritisation for patients in all unscheduled care settings.  As such, it is an essential text for all emergency department staff using the MTS, in particular triage nurses. The book is both a training tool and a reference for daily use in the Emergency Department and prehospital settings. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition features revised protocols that reflect new approaches to prioritisation, with accompanying revised flowcharts -  the core part of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresentation flow charts index\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1: Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2: The decision-making process and triage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3: The triage method\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4: Pain assessment as part of the triage process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5: Patient management, triage and the triage nurse\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6: Auditing the triage process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7: Telephone triage\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8: Beyond prioritisation to other applications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Edition was updated in 2023 to Version 3.8.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Editors vi \u003cp\u003eMembers of the original Manchester Triage Group vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Reference Group viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the third edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the first edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The decision-making process and triage 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The triage method 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Pain assessment as part of the triage process 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Patient management, triage and the triage practitioner 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Auditing the triage process 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Telephone triage 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Beyond prioritisation 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresentational flow chart index 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresentational flow charts 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscriminator dictionary 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral discriminators 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Mackway-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Marsden\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Ophthalmology and Emergency Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill Windle\u003c\/b\u003e, Lecturer Practitioner in Emergency Nursing, Salford Royal Hospital, Salford, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Manchester Triage System (MTS), the most widely used emergency medical triage system in the UK and Europe, is employed to prioritise the treatment of tens of millions of patients each year. MTS utilises an easy-to-understand and safe, risk-based system of prioritisation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmergency Triage\u003c\/i\u003e contains all the information necessary for an MTS user: as such, it is an essential text for all emergency department staff, in particular triage nurses. The book is both a training tool and a reference for daily use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWell-organized and well-written\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated evidence-based concepts of triage for modern emergency departments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew charts for abuse and neglect in childhood, unwell newborn, unwell baby\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new approach to fever in childhood\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to telephone triage and advice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is a must-have tool for all practitioners working in emergency and urgent care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTitles of related interest:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaediatric Emergency Triage\u003c\/i\u003e 9781118299012\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelephone Triage and Advice\u003c\/i\u003e 9781118369388\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMJ Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989121941733,"sku":"NP9781118299067","price":50.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118299067.jpg?v=1761782885","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/emergency-triage-isbn-9781118299067","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}