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How to triage

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Rebecca Reynolds

In: BEVA - Annual Congress - Birmingham, 2016 by British Equine Veterinary Association
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SEP 07, 2016
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Triage is a method used to quickly evaluate medical conditions and allocate treatment to the most serious condition first. It is a system adapted from the military for prioritisation of injured soldiers; when used in a veterinary setting it is used to prioritise treatment of multiple conditions within the same patient rather than between patients. As when dealing with multiple patients, triage of a single patient can be useful to differentiate conditions needing immediate medical attention from those that can wait for treatment without threatening life. In the worst scenario, accurate triage may identify a condition that necessitates euthanasia and therefore does not expend resources on other less serious conditions ...

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Valley Equine Hospital, Lambourn, Berkshire, UK. 

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