[MTS] Emergency Triage 3e FAQs
Telephone Triage FAQs
- [MTS] During the assessment, do I only need to ask the questions on the chart?
- [MTS] If I am unable to get past a discriminator during my assesment, does this mean I have to stop?
- [MTS] If the MTS chart includes a discriminator for a clinical observation, does this mean I have to record it for every patient? I don’t feel it is appropriate to do a blood sugar on all patients if they do not have any signs of hypoglycaemia?
- [MTS] If the patient answers yes to a discriminator does this mean I have to stop?
- [MTS] What does “Advice only” relate to in terms of a PPM outcome?
- [MTS] What if I disagree with a PPM outcome for my patient?
- [MTS] When triaging children, do we assess using the adult MTS charts, as there are only a few charts that are specific for children?