The sorting out and classification of patients or casualties to determine priority of need and proper place of treatment.

The specialty or practice of nursing in the care of patients admitted to the emergency department.

Hospital department responsible for the administration and provision of immediate medical or surgical care to the emergency patient.

Events that overwhelm the resources of local HOSPITALS and health care providers. They are likely to impose a sustained demand for HEALTH SERVICES rather than the short, intense peak customary with smaller scale disasters.

Services specifically designed, staffed, and equipped for the emergency care of patients.

A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records by qualified professional personnel for evaluating quality of nursing care.

Medical care provided after the regular practice schedule of the physicians. Usually it is designed to deliver 24-hour-a-day and 365-day-a-year patient care coverage for emergencies, triage, pediatric care, or hospice care.

The geographic designation for states bordering on or located in the Pacific Ocean. The states so designated are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. (U.S. Geologic Survey telephone communication)

The use of communication systems, such as telecommunication, to transmit emergency information to appropriate providers of health services.

The signs of life that may be monitored or measured, namely pulse rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and blood pressure.

Consultation via remote telecommunications, generally for the purpose of diagnosis or treatment of a patient at a site remote from the patient or primary physician.

An instrument for reproducing sounds especially articulate speech at a distance. (Webster, 3rd ed)

Systems for assessing, classifying, and coding injuries. These systems are used in medical records, surveillance systems, and state and national registries to aid in the collection and reporting of trauma.

A direct communication system, usually telephone, established for instant contact. It is designed to provide special information and assistance through trained personnel and is used for counseling, referrals, and emergencies such as poisonings and threatened suicides.

The examination, therapy or surgery of the cervix and vagina by means of a specially designed endoscope introduced vaginally.

A malignancy arising in uterine cervical epithelium and confined thereto, representing a continuum of histological changes ranging from well-differentiated CIN 1 (formerly, mild dysplasia) to severe dysplasia/carcinoma in situ, CIN 3. The lesion arises at the squamocolumnar cell junction at the transformation zone of the endocervical canal, with a variable tendency to develop invasive epidermoid carcinoma, a tendency that is enhanced by concomitant human papillomaviral infection. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

Specialized hospital facilities which provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for trauma patients.

Patterns of practice in nursing related to provision of services including diagnosis and treatment.

Paramedical personnel trained to provide basic emergency care and life support under the supervision of physicians and/or nurses. These services may be carried out at the site of the emergency, in the ambulance, or in a health care institution.

An anatomic severity scale based on the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) and developed specifically to score multiple traumatic injuries. It has been used as a predictor of mortality.

Tumors or cancer of the UTERINE CERVIX.

Situations or conditions requiring immediate intervention to avoid serious adverse results.

Damage inflicted on the body as the direct or indirect result of an external force, with or without disruption of structural continuity.

The capacity of an organization, institution, or business to produce desired results with a minimum expenditure of energy, time, money, personnel, materiel, etc.

Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination.

First aid or other immediate intervention for accidents or medical conditions requiring immediate care and treatment before definitive medical and surgical management can be procured.

Neoplasms of the skin and mucous membranes caused by papillomaviruses. They are usually benign but some have a high risk for malignant progression.

A vehicle equipped for transporting patients in need of emergency care.

Calamities producing great damage, loss of life, and distress. They include results of natural phenomena and man-made phenomena. Normal conditions of existence are disrupted and the level of impact exceeds the capacity of the hazard-affected community.

The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution.

Branch of medicine involved with management and organization of public health response to disasters and major events including the special health and medical needs of a community in a disaster.

Economic aspects of the nursing profession.

Communication services provided by a person or a machine to record and relay the message from the caller.

Professionals qualified by graduation from an accredited school of nursing and by passage of a national licensing examination to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health.

Organized procedures for establishing patient identity, including use of bracelets, etc.

Conveying ill or injured individuals from one place to another.

Pricing statements presented by more than one party for the purpose of securing a contract.