Date sent: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:37:17 GMT
Subject: RE: A&E in the National Plan - 2 Minor Injuries = Primary Care?
From: "Doc Holiday" <[log in to unmask]>
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> >From: John Chambers <[log in to unmask]>
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> ... So what you are saying is that once a medical degree is conferred
> upon one, one is no longer capable of this "nursing skill" of triage?
> Or are doctors merely incapable of acting responsibly instead of
> overconfident know-it-alls.
>
> Nurses are NOT automatically experts at Triage or anything else, no
> more than doctors are. They merely follow logical rules and
> guidelines, use their eyes and brains and come to a decision about how
> to allocate scanty resources. Surely, at least some doctors are
> capable of this...
>
> There are surely quite a few paramedics who can teach us all a few
> things about triage where it really counts... There are some BASICs
> people on this list who can probably triage despite being doctors...
>
different kettle of fish, certain for the paramedics who will be doing
the simple sort - the simple four ( or Six if you believe the military)
category sieve,
then again the majax triage sort is somewhat different to
something like manchester traige
this is before I confuse the matter and bring a tool like glasgow
crowd triage into the equation
If you have the appropriate knowledge and training to use the tools
and the practical skills required make the asssessments required i
doubt it matters much what yor professional background is.
--
Martyn Hodson,
Adv. Dip. Nursing Studies Student Sheffield Uni
BAEMT-FR, VAS First Responder, AED Operator
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