U under-triage, 7 understanding, need for, 17 urgency defined, 3 paediatric triage, 44 – 5
Urgent treatment criteria mental health assessment, 33 paediatric triage, 48 – 9 urine output, paediatric triage, 48 utility of scale, 5
V vaginal bleeding, 52, 54 validity of scale, 5 verbal communication, 14 verbal consent, 57 verbal pain rating scales, 42 visual analogue pain rating, 42
W
Wong-Baker FACES Rating Scale, 41 written consent, 57
Y
Yale Observation Scale, 45 young patients, 31, see also paediatric triage
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