WHO GOES FIRST IN EMERGENCY?
Triage Groups: What do they mean?
MOST URGENT
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• Car Accident
• Heart Stopped Beating
• Stopped Breathing
VERY URGENT
• Chest Pain
• Trouble Breathing
• Really badly broken bones
URGENT
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• Asthma / Stomach Pains
• Temperatures over 40ºC
LESS URGENT
• Needs Stitches
• Broken Ankle or Arm
• Sore Ear, Eye or Throat
NOT URGENT
• Removal of Stitches
• Getting a Prescription
• A Medical Certificate
June 2011 | North Coast Health Promotion | 02 6620 7585
Adapted from Durri Aboriginal Corporation Medical Service: ‘When you go to hospital emergency department’ poster.