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    This document provides guidelines for triaging patients based on their symptoms into categories A through F. Category A indicates immediate emergency response is needed, such as calling 000. Category B means the patient should be seen immediately at the emergency department. Category C suggests contacting a general practitioner or nurse immediately. Category D advises coming to the clinic now. Category E means coming to the clinic today and following up if symptoms worsen. Category F recommends making an appointment within 24 hours and following up if symptoms worsen. The document lists examples of common symptoms and their corresponding triage category to determine the appropriate level of urgency and next steps for patient care.

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    This document provides guidelines for triaging patients based on their symptoms into categories A through F. Category A indicates immediate emergency response is needed, such as calling 000. Category B means the patient should be seen immediately at the emergency department. Category C suggests contacting a general practitioner or nurse immediately. Category D advises coming to the clinic now. Category E means coming to the clinic today and following up if symptoms worsen. Category F recommends making an appointment within 24 hours and following up if symptoms worsen. The document lists examples of common symptoms and their corresponding triage category to determine the appropriate level of urgency and next steps for patient care.

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    This document provides guidelines for triaging patients based on their symptoms into categories A through F. Category A indicates immediate emergency response is needed, such as calling 000. Category B means the patient should be seen immediately at the emergency department. Category C suggests contacting a general practitioner or nurse immediately. Category D advises coming to the clinic now. Category E means coming to the clinic today and following up if symptoms worsen. Category F recommends making an appointment within 24 hours and following up if symptoms worsen. The document lists examples of common symptoms and their corresponding triage category to determine the appropriate level of urgency and next steps for patient care.

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    POPGUNS

    Resources for Triage

    A B C D E F
    • Chest pain • Fitting • Injured limb/possible • Unwell child/elderly • Unwell child with: • Adult with persistent
    fracture patient with: fever but otherwise well
    • Difficulty • Spinal or head injury - Fever
    breathing/trouble talking trauma • Poisoning/overdose - Fever • Post-op problems
    - Vomiting
    • Facial swelling & rash • Severe allergic reaction • Unable to urinate - Vomiting • Ear or eye
    - Diarrhoea
    (not anaphylaxis) infections/pain
    • Facial/limb weakness • Eye injuries/chemical in - Diarrhoea
    - Pain for less than 24hrs
    • Persistent or heavy the eye • Adult with continuous
    • Collapsed/altered level - Pain for over 24hrs
    bleeding • Rash (severe) vomiting and/or
    of consciousness • Acute neurological
    • Pregnancy: diarrhoea for greater than
    • Heart palpitations and changes not indicative of • Dehydration risk
    •Extensive burns 24hrs
    stable at time of stroke but also including - Pain or bleeding
    • Bleeding
    interaction behavioural changes
    - Reduced foetal
    • Cut/laceration
    • In labour/ ruptured • Child with lethargy movement
    membranes • Eye infections
    • Unwell floppy infant • Abuse or assault
    • Neck stiffness/altered • Severe flu-like
    • Pain (severe) • Visual disturbances
    consciousness symptoms
    • Patient or carer with
    extreme concern
    • Psychological distress

    “Call 000” “Go to Emegency Put call or direct “Come to the “Come to the clinic Make an appointment
    Department now” patient to GP or Nurse clinic now” today and call back if within 24 hrs and call
    If reception staff taking
    If reception staff interrupt now it gets worse” back if it gets worse”
    the call or with the If reception staff discuss
    patient, then call GP/nurse immediately Advise GP/nurse now call with GP/nurse Reception staff advise Reception staff advise
    GP/nurse for help • Retrieve patient file immediately GP/nurse within 30mins GP/nurse
    immediately • Retrieve patient file
    • Nurse control bleeding • Retrieve patient file • Retrieve patient file • Retrieve patient file
    • Retrieve patient file • Nurse commence
    if patient is present, baseline observations if • Consider enacting • Nurse to call patient if • Nurse to call patient if
    • Nurse commence commence baseline the patient. If concerned Covid-19 policy/plan if concerned about triage concerned about triage
    baseline observations if observations, if upgrade to Category B or needed handover by reception handover by reception
    the patient is present, if competent insert IV A. Pay particular staff and upgrade to staff and upgrade to
    access and if palpitations • Once in clinic, nurse
    competent insert IV attention to the floppy another Category if another Category if
    take 12 lead ECG. commence baseline
    access, if chest pain take infant. required. required; eg. Post-op
    Continue to monitor for observations. If
    12 Lead ECG and hernia repair incision may
    anaphylaxis if relevant • Document concerned upgrade to • Document
    administer medications as be found to be grossly
    and upgrade to Category Category B or A. Eg the
    ordered. If anaphylaxis dehisced and the patient
    A if deemed necessary. visual disturbance of a
    administer adrenaline IM should be seen now.
    sudden curtain over
    as per protocol. • Document superior vision may be • Document
    • Document caused by a retinal
    detachment and ED
    presentation at eg. the
    Vic Eye & Ear hospital is
    warranted.
    • Document Adapted from Adelaide PHN (2021)

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