Author: Michael Perry /Editor: Martin Dore / Reviewer: Nadarajah Prasanna / Codes: / Published: 29/07/2021
You are in charge of a busy Emergency Department (ED). You are very limited for space and only have 1 space in Resus, 1 space in Majors, 1 space in Minors and the waiting room.
4 ambulances have arrived within the space of 5 minutes.
The patients are:
1. An 82-year-old female who had a fall at home. She arrives in a chair. The paramedics say she was able to weight bear at the scene. She complains of a sore right hip.
2. A 73-year-old male with left flank and back pain. His heart rate is 110 and BP 95/65. Paramedics think he has a Kidney Stone.
3. A 26-year-old male who got a splash burn to the face at work. He has a cool gel mask on when he arrives. Vital signs are normal.
4. A 39-year-old with vomiting and diarrhoea. Normal vital signs.
