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Author World Health Organization. Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development.

Title Emergency triage assessment and treatment (ETAT) : facilitator guide
Published Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, Dept. of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (iv, 81 pages) : illustrations
Contents ANNEX THREE: TRAINING PARTICIPANTS IN TRIAGE ONLY AND ETAT AND IMCIANNEX FOUR: PARTICIPANT'S CHECKLISTS; ANNEX FIVE: ANSWERS TO ETAT ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS; ANNEX SIX: EVALUATION
Summary Deaths in hospital often occur within 24 hours of admission. Many of these deaths could be prevented if very sick children are identified soon after their arrival in the health facility, and treatment is started immediately. Therefore, a process of rapid triage for all children presenting to hospital needs to be put in place, to determine whether any emergency or priority signs are present. This 3 1/2-day training course builds on the WHO Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT) guidelines as contained in the ""Pocket book of hospital care for children"". It provides participants with
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Triage (Medicine)
Emergency medicine.
Children.
Teaching.
Emergency Treatment -- methods
Triage -- methods
Child
Teaching
Triage
Emergency Medicine
children (people by age group)
teaching.
MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Emergency Medical Services.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- First Aid.
Teaching
Children
Emergency medicine
Triage (Medicine)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789240683518
9240683518
1282057979
9781282057975
9786612057977
6612057971