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1. Funny Sign In Slips

   aussiedave replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

   We don't have sign in slips but a triage nurse once used "broken heart" as a triage diagnosis. Turns out the guy's girlfirend had just broken up with him. Devastating...

2. I walked out of the ER this morning...

   aussiedave replied to jadednurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am an ER nurse in Australia and I feel I should stick up for ER nurses. Experienced triage nurses can tell a migraine from something more sinister such as a bleed and a triage assessment does not need to take more than a couple of minutes. In Aust...

3. Triage decision

   aussiedave replied to er_nurse_tracey's topic in Emergency

   Triage is not about predicting who will be admitted and who won't be, it is about prioritising who needs care most at the time you triage them. It pays to be very careful with asthmatics as they can deteriorate quickly and often present late in their...