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Hospital emergency codes are coded messages often announced over a public address system of a hospital to alert staff to various classes of on-site emergencies. The use of codes is intended to convey essential information quickly and with minimal misunderstanding to staff while preventing stress and panic among visitors to the hospital.
Code 1: A time critical case with a lights and sirens ambulance response. An example is a cardiac arrest or serious traffic accident. Code 2: An acute but non-time critical response. The ambulance does not use lights and sirens to respond. An example of this response code is a broken leg. Code 3: A non-urgent routine case. These include cases ...
The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a five-level emergency department triage algorithm, initially developed in 1998 by emergency physicians Richard Wurez and David Eitel. [1] It was previously maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) but is currently maintained by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA).
FAST is an acronym used as a mnemonic device to help early recognition and detection of the signs and symptoms of a stroke. The acronym stands for Facial drooping, Arm (or leg) weakness, Speech difficulties and Time to call emergency services. [1] F - Facial drooping - A section of the face, usually only on one side, that is drooping and hard ...
In 2002, the only real change was the bike was made faster and lighter and the electronic power valve and third-generation aluminum frame. It had a five-speed transmission with Showa suspension and a two-gallon fuel tank. [10] The 2001 CR250R is considered the pinnacle of 250cc Honda two-stroke engineering.
The M577 command post carrier, also known as the M577 command post vehicle or armored command post vehicle, is a variant of the M113 armored personnel carrier that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation to function on the battlefield as a mobile command post i.e. a tactical operations centre, usually at the battalion level.
2.50-18 / 2.50-18 #8 1967 RK67 on display. The Suzuki 50 GP racers were a series of 50cc racing motorcycles designed, developed, and built by Suzuki , to compete in the Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championship, between 1962 and 1968.
The G450X project originated with BMW Motorrad's desire to capture a portion of the 450 four-stroke enduro class from established manufacturers, including the Japanese big four and KTM. Following the relatively poor sales achieved by BMW's F650GS -derived G650X Challenge, BMW deduced that the Challenge's lack of market acceptance had been due ...