My lab is developing diagnostic devices for neurologic emergencies and we can task them to do certain things. Generally a diagnostic can provide information about how to Triage a patient, Where or how to Transport the patient and how to Treat the patient. So locally we talk about the three Ts.
Just to be clear, Triage may be for deciding if a person needs to be taken to a trauma center or nearest medical facility. Transport may be to help decide if a patient requires a helicopter or ground transport. Alternatively it might mean a patient that needs swoop and scoop versus on scene management. Treatment is providing diagnostic information to dictate treatment.
So the question comes down to this. If you ran my lab which ONE of the three Ts should we work on. Alternatively if you work in the field, which one of the Three Ts causes you the most headache.
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Joe
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Joe,
It depends … helpful I know.
Forced to pick … treatment. But treatment is broad and a treatment might mean picking the right destination and the right transport method. It can also mean providing an intervention immediately that would negate the need for transport.
I would like to be more helpful but have never had to wrap my head around this question before – triage, transport, and treat.
November 6, 2009 @ 12:27 am