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Introduction: Practicing Telephone Triage Safely |
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Triage Roles and Responsibilities |
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4 | (1) |
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Medical--Legal Safeguards |
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4 | (1) |
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Tips for Practicing Safe Telephone Triage |
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5 | (2) |
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Mental Status Challenges in Telephone Triage |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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Strategies to Help Ensure a Quality Telephone Triage System |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (3) |
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14 | (3) |
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17 | (3) |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (4) |
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26 | (3) |
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Altered Mental Status (AMS) |
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29 | (3) |
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32 | (2) |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (3) |
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40 | (3) |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (3) |
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49 | (3) |
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Avian Influenza ("Bird Flu") Exposure |
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52 | (4) |
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56 | (3) |
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59 | (3) |
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62 | (2) |
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Bedbug Exposure or Concerns |
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64 | (3) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (4) |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (4) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (2) |
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Blood/Body Fluid Exposure |
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88 | (2) |
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Bone, Joint, and Tissue Injury |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (5) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (3) |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (3) |
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110 | (3) |
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113 | (3) |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (4) |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (3) |
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127 | (3) |
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130 | (3) |
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133 | (2) |
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135 | (3) |
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138 | (4) |
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142 | (3) |
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145 | (4) |
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149 | (3) |
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152 | (3) |
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155 | (4) |
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Contraception, Emergency (EC) |
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159 | (4) |
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163 | (3) |
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166 | (3) |
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Crying, Excessive, in Infants |
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169 | (4) |
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173 | (4) |
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177 | (3) |
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180 | (3) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (3) |
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188 | (4) |
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192 | (3) |
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195 | (3) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (3) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (2) |
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Ebola: Known or Suspected Exposure |
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207 | (3) |
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210 | (3) |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (3) |
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219 | (3) |
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222 | (3) |
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225 | (3) |
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228 | (3) |
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231 | (4) |
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235 | (3) |
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238 | (3) |
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241 | (3) |
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244 | (5) |
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249 | (3) |
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Food Allergy, Known or Suspected |
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252 | (2) |
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Food Poisoning, Suspected |
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254 | (3) |
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257 | (4) |
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261 | (2) |
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263 | (3) |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (3) |
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Foreign Body, Swallowing of |
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274 | (3) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (3) |
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282 | (2) |
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284 | (2) |
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286 | (3) |
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289 | (3) |
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Glands, Swollen or Tender |
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292 | (3) |
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295 | (2) |
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297 | (3) |
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300 | (3) |
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303 | (4) |
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307 | (3) |
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310 | (3) |
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313 | (4) |
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317 | (3) |
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320 | (4) |
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324 | (2) |
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326 | (3) |
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329 | (3) |
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332 | (3) |
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335 | (3) |
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338 | (3) |
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341 | (3) |
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344 | (3) |
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347 | (3) |
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350 | (3) |
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353 | (3) |
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356 | (3) |
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359 | (3) |
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362 | (3) |
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365 | (3) |
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368 | (2) |
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370 | (4) |
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374 | (3) |
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377 | (3) |
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Intravenous Therapy Problems |
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380 | (4) |
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384 | (3) |
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387 | (2) |
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389 | (3) |
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392 | (3) |
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Knee Pain/Swelling/Injury |
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395 | (3) |
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398 | (3) |
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401 | (3) |
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404 | (3) |
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407 | (3) |
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410 | (3) |
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413 | (2) |
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415 | (2) |
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417 | (3) |
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420 | (3) |
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423 | (4) |
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427 | (3) |
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430 | (3) |
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433 | (3) |
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436 | (3) |
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439 | (3) |
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Pertussis (Whooping Cough) |
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442 | (4) |
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Piercing/Pocketing Problems |
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446 | (4) |
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450 | (3) |
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453 | (2) |
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455 | (3) |
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458 | (4) |
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462 | (4) |
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466 | (3) |
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Pregnancy, Fetal Movement Problems |
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469 | (3) |
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472 | (3) |
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Pregnancy, Leaking Vaginal Fluid |
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475 | (3) |
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Pregnancy, Nausea and Vomiting |
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478 | (3) |
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481 | (4) |
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Pregnancy, Suspected Labor |
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485 | (3) |
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Pregnancy, Suspected Labor < 36 Weeks |
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488 | (3) |
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Pregnancy, Urination Problems |
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491 | (3) |
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Pregnancy, Vaginal Bleeding |
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494 | (3) |
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497 | (4) |
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501 | (4) |
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505 | (5) |
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510 | (3) |
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513 | (3) |
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516 | (2) |
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518 | (2) |
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520 | (3) |
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523 | (3) |
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526 | (2) |
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528 | (2) |
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530 | (3) |
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533 | (3) |
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
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536 | (3) |
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539 | (3) |
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Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) |
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542 | (3) |
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Shingles: Suspected or Exposure |
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545 | (3) |
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548 | (2) |
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550 | (3) |
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Sickle Cell Disease Problems |
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553 | (3) |
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556 | (3) |
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Skin Lesions: Lumps, Bumps, and Sores |
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559 | (4) |
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563 | (2) |
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565 | (2) |
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567 | (3) |
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570 | (3) |
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573 | (3) |
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576 | (3) |
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Substance Abuse, Use, or Exposure |
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581 | (3) |
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584 | (2) |
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586 | (3) |
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589 | (3) |
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592 | (3) |
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595 | (3) |
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Swine Flu (H1N1 Virus) Exposure |
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598 | (4) |
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602 | (4) |
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606 | (2) |
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608 | (3) |
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611 | (3) |
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614 | (3) |
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617 | (2) |
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Urinary Catheter/Nephrostomy Tube Problems |
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619 | (3) |
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622 | (2) |
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624 | (2) |
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626 | (2) |
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628 | (2) |
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630 | (3) |
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Vaginal Discharge/Pain/Itching |
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633 | (2) |
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635 | (3) |
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638 | (3) |
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641 | (4) |
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645 | (3) |
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648 | (4) |
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652 | (3) |
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Wound Care: Sutures or Staples |
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655 | (4) |
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Wound Healing and Infection |
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659 | (4) |
Appendix A Abbreviations |
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Appendix B Sample Telephone Triage Protocol Form |
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Appendix C Community Resources Telephone List |
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666 | (2) |
Appendix D Telephone Triage Quality Improvement Survey |
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668 | (1) |
Appendix E1 Telephone Triage Documentation Form |
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Appendix E2 Telephone Triage Log |
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670 | (1) |
Appendix F Telephone Triage "Call Back" Log |
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671 | (1) |
Appendix G Consulting Nurse Call Tape Review |
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672 | (1) |
Appendix H Consulting Nurse Call Documentation Review |
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673 | (1) |
Appendix I Telephone Triage Training Outline |
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674 | (1) |
Appendix J Guidelines for Scenario Practice |
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675 | (4) |
Appendix K Difficult Caller Practice Scenarios |
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679 | (2) |
Appendix L Quality Improvement Program |
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681 | (3) |
Appendix M Communicable Diseases |
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684 | (3) |
Appendix N Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) |
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687 | (3) |
Appendix O Temperature Conversion Chart |
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690 | (1) |
Appendix P Weight Conversion Chart |
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691 | (1) |
Appendix Q Teaching Self-Assessment |
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692 | (2) |
Appendix R Abdominal Pain: Causes and Characteristics |
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694 | (2) |
Appendix S Chest Pain: Causes and Characteristics |
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696 | (2) |
Appendix T Headache: Causes and Characteristics |
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698 | (2) |
Appendix U Resources |
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700 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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702 | (3) |
Index |
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