Difference between revisions of "Medical Emergency"
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#According to medical personnel, a '''medical emergency''' is just that: a medical emergency. | #According to medical personnel, a '''medical emergency''' is just that: a medical emergency. | ||
#According to patients and families, a '''medical emergency''' may not always be just that, in which case this flowchart is helpful: [http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/medical-emergency-really-emergency/ Is Your "Medical Emergency" Really An Emergency?] | #According to patients and families, a '''medical emergency''' may not always be just that, in which case this flowchart is helpful: [http://gomerblog.com/2017/01/medical-emergency-really-emergency/ Is Your "Medical Emergency" Really An Emergency?] | ||
#But everyone can agree a [[Paper Cut|paper cut]] is always a '''medical emergency'''. | #But everyone can agree a [[Paper Cut|paper cut]] is always a '''medical emergency'''. | ||
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| + | * [[A Clockwork Triage]] | ||
| + | * [[Am I clutching at my chest dramatically enough during this heart attack?]] | ||
| + | * [[American College of Emergency Physicians]] | ||
| + | * [[Boarding]] | ||
| + | * [[CEDOCS Score]] | ||
| + | * [[Community Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale Score]] | ||
| + | * [[Paper Cut]] | ||
[[Category:Medical Terminology]] | [[Category:Medical Terminology]] | ||
[[Category:Emergency Medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency Medicine]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:15, 20 July 2017
A medical emergency has different meanings depending on whom you ask:
- According to medical personnel, a medical emergency is just that: a medical emergency.
- According to patients and families, a medical emergency may not always be just that, in which case this flowchart is helpful: Is Your "Medical Emergency" Really An Emergency?
- But everyone can agree a paper cut is always a medical emergency.
Related Topics
- A Clockwork Triage
- Am I clutching at my chest dramatically enough during this heart attack?
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Boarding
- CEDOCS Score
- Community Emergency Department Overcrowding Scale Score
- Paper Cut
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