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their conditions. Patients are sorted by a system which sets priorities designed to increase
the number of people who survive. Triage protocols are often used in cases of combat or
disaster situations when a large number of patients require treatment at once.
Triage Guidelines
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Classifying Patients
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The ailments that qualify for Priority Level I medical needs include
profuse bleeding, acute chest pains, unconsciousness and other severe
conditions. Patients who get admitted with such needs are classified as
priority Level I and need to be attended to first. This is followed by
priority level II, cases which include abscesses, a 2nd or 3rd trimester of
pregnancy with no prenatal care or a situation in which the patient has run
out of seizure or other life saving medications. Level III ailments include
less serious conditions such as unexplaind coughing, or pain that could
suggest the need for treatment but that does not indicate a life-threatening