Assessment Criteria (Adult) |
| Medical Triage |
| These observations and criteria need to be taken in
context with: - The Pt’s presenting problem - The Pt’s prescribed medication - Repeated observations and the trends shown - Response to management. |
| Perfusion Definition The ability of the cardiovascular system to provide tissues with an adequate blood supply to meet their functional demands at that time and to effectively remove the associated metabolic waste products. |
| Perfusion Assessment Other factors may affect the interpretation of the observations made, e.g., the environment, both cold and warm ambient temp. may affect skin signs; anxiety may affect pulse rate; and the many causes of altered conscious state or unconsciousness. Other conditions may affect conscious state observations such as poor cerebral perfusion, respiratory hypoxia, head injuries, hypoglycaemia and drug overdoses. The Perfusion Status Assessment table represents a graded progression from adequate to no perfusion. |
| Respiratory Assessment The Respiratory Status Assessment table represents a graded progression from normal to severe respiratory status. |