Where vital signs and other clinical information (i.e., Weight, High MOI, Immunocompromised, Blood Disorder) may be entered. See table below for description of fields in the Vital Signs Column.
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Tip: see table below for description of fields |
Note: The Information Icon Information Icon may appear for some dialogue boxes (see table below). Hover over the icon to display useful information ( i.e., scales, definitions)
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Note: The Validation Alerts appear when out-of-range values are entered for some fields. Nurses have the option to:
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Important:
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Note: Clinical Alerts provide important reminders and may appear when saving the triage, see table below. |
Validation Alerts appear when out-of-range vital values are entered, the entry will save once it has been corrected.
Field Name | Description | Examples of Information Icons, Validation Alerts, Clinical Alerts |
Temperature |
Enter patient temperature in degrees Celsius. Use the drop-down to indicate how temperature was taken (Axillary, Oral, Rectal, Tympanic, Temporal). |
A Validation Alert appears when:
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Pulse rate |
Enter patient pulse rate in beats per minute. Use drop-down list to indicate regularity (Regular or Irregular), and method of pulse rate check (Apical, Brachial, Radial, Pulse Oximetry, VS Monitor).
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Validation Alert appears when:
Clinical Alerts may appear when saving triage and the CTAS score is 3, 4 or 5 and suggested modifiers have not been selected. See scenarios below: Low Pulse/HR Rate High Pulse/HR Rate
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Respiratory rate | Enter patient’s respiratory rate in breaths per minute. |
Validation Alerts appear when:
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Blood pressure | May enter:
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Validation Alerts appear when:
Clinical Alert may appear when saving triage. See scenario below: Low Systolic Blood Pressure/Hypotension |
Sp02 |
Enter percentage of blood oxygen level. Use the drop-down list to select a Delivery (Room Air or 1L-15L) and Method (N/P, Face mask, ETT, BMV), as required. |
Validation Alert appears when:
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Pain Scale |
Use the drop-down lists to select level of pain ( scale of 0-10). Location of pain (Central, Peripheral) and the chronicity of pain (Acute, Chronic) are required for Adult patients. patients only require chronicity.
If selected:
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The Information icon
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GCS |
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score options:
Or
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Validation Alert appears when:
The Information icon |
Capillary Refill | The appropriate value for this field, <2sec or >2sec can be selected. | |
Blood Glucose | Blood glucose level in mmol/L can be entered. | |
Weight (clinical data point) | The patient’s weight in Kg can be entered. A conversion chart for pounds to kilograms is available by hovering over the information icon of the Weight vital. | The Information icon ![]() |
High MOI (modifier) | Indicate if the patient has sustained a high mechanism of injury. | The Information icon ![]() |
Immunocompromised (modifier) | Indicate if the patient is immunocompromised. | The Information icon ![]() |
Blood Disorder (modifier) | Indicate if bleeding disorder is present (blood thinner or blood dyscrasia). | The Information icon ![]() |