Telephone Triage for Pediatrics 1st Edition By Julie Briggs, Mikki Meadows-Oliver
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Telephone Triage for Pediatrics (1st Edition) by Julie Briggs and Mikki Meadows-Oliver covers 170 proven pediatric triage protocols spanning a comprehensive range of symptoms, injuries, and medical situations for patients from newborn to age 18. [1]
The textbook is organized alphabetically by symptom and categorized into distinct clinical areas for quick phone assessment: [1, 2]
Anatomical & Injury Protocols
  • Head, Neck, and Back: Covers head trauma, neck pain, stiffness, and spinal precautions.
  • Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat (EENT): Addresses earaches, vision changes, nasal discharge, nosebleeds, and sore throats.
  • Mouth and Teeth: Focuses on dental trauma, toothaches, oral bleeding, and mouth sores.
  • Extremities: Includes arm and leg complaints, joint swelling, limping, and suspected fractures. [1]
Body System Problems
  • Respiratory & Cardiovascular: Covers acute chest pain, shortness of breath, asthma flare-ups, and persistent coughing.
  • Gastrointestinal (GI): Evaluates abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and dehydration risk.
  • Genital, Urinary, & Gynecological: Protocols for painful urination, unusual discharge, and pediatric/adolescent groin pain.
  • Integumentary (Skin): Identifies rashes, burns, insect bites, allergic reactions, and localized swelling. [1, 2]
Special Conditions & Patient Groups
  • Infant-Specific Problems: Focuses on newborns up to toddlers, targeting unique issues like colic, crying, feeding difficulties, and umbilical stump concerns. [1]
  • Chronic and Infectious Diseases: Manages calls regarding fevers, contagious childhood illnesses, and existing diagnoses like sickle cell or diabetes. [1, 2]
  • Behavioral & Mental Health Problems: Addresses acute behavioral outbursts, developmental concerns, and psychological stressors. [1]
Protocol Framework (Information Covered Per Topic)
For every symptom covered, the text provides a structured flow chart mapping out: [1]
  • Key Questions: Crucial "Yes or No" questions to ask the caregiver.
  • Urgency Categorization: Sorting symptoms to dictate emergency care, same-day appointments, scheduled visits, or home remedies.
  • Actionable Guidance: In-the-moment first aid and step-by-step documentation reminders for the nurse.
  • Home Care Instructions: Standardized advice to give parents for safe at-home monitoring. [1, 2]

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Actionable Guidance: In-the-moment first aid and step-by-step Anatomical & Injury Protocols Behavioral & Mental Health Problems: behavioral outbursts developmental concerns and psychological stressors Body System Problems Chronic and Infectious Diseases: fevers contagious childhood illnesses and diagnoses like sickle cell or diabetes Extremities: arm and leg complaints joint swelling limping Eyes Ears Nose and Throat (EENT): earaches vision changes nasal dischargeand sore throats Gastrointestinal (GI): abdominal pain vomiting diarrhea constipation and dehydration Genital Urinary & Gynecological: painful urination unusual discharge and pediatric/adolescent groin pain Head Neck and Back: head trauma neck pain stiffness and spinal precautions Home Care Instructions: Standardized advice to give parents Integumentary (Skin): rashes burns insect bites allergic reactions and localized swelling Key Questions: Crucial "Yes or No" questions to ask the caregiver Mouth and Teeth: dental trauma toothaches oral bleeding and mouth sores Respiratory & Cardiovascular: chest pain shortness of breath asthma flare-ups and coughing Special Conditions & Patient Groups. Infant-Specific Problems: colic crying feeding difficulties and umbilical stump Urgency Categorization: Sorting symptoms to dictate emergency care
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