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Resuscitation & Critically Ill Patients |
Cardiac Arrest Trauma arrest Major Trauma Shock States Near-Death Asthma Severe Respiratory Distress Unconscious patients Active Seizures Major Limb Amputations Head Injury with Altered Mental State Chest Pain Likely to be AMI/Unstable Angina Gastrointestinal Bleed with Shock/Impending Shock Other Presentation of Acute Coronary Ischaemia Syndrome
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Traumatic Shock Pneumothroax Traumatic/Tension Facial Burns with Airway Compromise Head Injury with Unconsciousness Open wound of Chest Hypoglycemia Tricyclic Overdosage Leaking Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Dissecting Aneurysm AcuteMyocardial Infarction with/without Complications Status Asthmaticus Status Epilepticus Multiple Major Trauma Grade 4 Heart Failure Shock of Whatever Cause Unstable Angina Pectoris Acute Stroke with Altered Mental State.
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Major Emergencies (Non-Ambulant) |
Chest Pain Unlikely to be AMI Drug Overdosage Conscious Severe Abdominal Pains Gastrointestinal Bleed with Normal vital signs Acute Vaginal Bleed with Normal Vital Signs Altered Mental States Not Unconscious and Normal Vital Signs Moderate Trauma Non-Ambulant Severe Painful states Head Injury, Alert + Vomiting Mild/Moderate asthma Seizures Alert on arrival Chest Infection with Breathlessness Persistent Vomiting - ?Cause |
Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic Diabetes Diabetic Ketoacidosis Multiple Rib Fractures Neck/Spinal Cord Injury Ocular Burns Chest Pain Cause Not Obvious Epiglottitis Ectopic Pregnancy Major Limb Fractures Major Joint Dislocation Major Vertebrogenic Syndromes Bronchial Asthma Acute Appendicitis Perforated Viscus Acute Ureteric Colic Acute Urinary Retention Bronchopneumonia Gastrointestinal Bleed Normal Vital Signs Cholecystitis Severe Sepsis without Shock Acute Psychotic States Acute Cerebrovascular Accident but Alert Acute Pyelonephritis Cancers with Complications Intestinal Obstruction Drug Overdosage with Alert Mental State Acute Exarcebation of Peptic Ulcer |
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Minor Emergencies (Ambulant) |
Head Injury, Alert, No Vomiting Minor acute Trauma Acute Ankle Sprain Abdominal Pains Not Severe Headaches Earache/Acute Ear Discharge Foreign Bodies in Orifices and Eyes Mild to Moderate Pains Missed Abortion |
Head Injury, alert, No Vomiting Colles Fracture Clavicular Fracture Ankle Sprain Other Minor Fractures Migraine and Similar Headaches Otitis Media/Externa Gastrointestinal Reflux Foreign Bodies of Ear, Nose, Throat, Eyes and Extremities Dysmenorrhoea Symptoms Acute Gastroenteritis Vomiting All Sprains Insect Stings and Snake and Animal Bites Superficial Injuries Hyperpyrexia Urticaria |
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DEFINITION OF LEVEL OF ACUITY |
TYPICAL PRESENTING COMPLAINT |
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Non-Emergencies |
Old Trauma with Residual Disability Sore Throat with Absence of Respiratory Problems Minor Upper Respiratory Illnesses Non-Urgent Surgical Procedures Chronic weakness of Body Non-Urgent Eye Conditions Non-Urgent ENT Conditions Minor Ill-Defined Conditions Requests for Non-Urgent Treatment Request for Certification and General Check-ups Cold Gynecological Cases Non-Urgent Skin Problems |
Old Scars Deformities of Bones, Limbs or Spine Joint Contractures Old Fractures
Non-Urgent Operations : · Request for Removal of Metal Plates, Screws · Old Unreduced Dislocations · Chronic Discharging Wounds · Chronic Sprains · Cold Lumps and Bumps in the Body · Varicose Veins · Cyst · Requests for Circumcision · Patching of Earlobe · Removal of Tattoo · Removal of Corns, Warts · Removal of Keloids
Weakness of Body :· Cerebral Palsy, Spastics · Cervical Spondylosis · Post Polio · Old Hemiplegias, old Strokes · Old Paraplegia · Osteoarthritis Knees
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Non-Urgent Eye Conditions : · Refractive Disorders of the Eye, Spectacles · Pterygium · Cataract · Defective Vision · Squints
Non-Urgent ENT Conditions· Chronic Rhinitis · Defective Hearing · Nasal Polyp · Wax in Ears
Ill Defined Conditions· Chronic vague Symptoms Like Tiredness, Dyspepsia · Upper Respiratory Infections Without Fever · Chronic Cough · Social Problem Requests Admission · Psychosomatic Problems · Chronic Headaches On and Off · Insomnia
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