This course equips nurses with the practical skills needed to rapidly assess, prioritize, and manage patients in high-pressure emergency and trauma settings. Moving beyond basic triage principles, the course covers the START triage system, emergency severity indexing, and condition-specific triage protocols for trauma, cardiac, respiratory, and toxicological emergencies. By the end of this course, you will be able to make fast, accurate triage decisions that improve patient outcomes in emergency departments and disaster response scenarios.
Apply the START triage system in mass casualty and emergency situations
Use the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) and colour coding for patient prioritization
Triage road traffic accident (RTA) and fall-related trauma cases
Identify and prioritize cardiac emergencies including MI and cardiac arrest
Perform respiratory triage for acute breathing emergencies
Recognize and triage stroke, poisoning, and burn cases
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