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This article explains which time/entry of vital signs to use for the [[ALERT Scale]].

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* Should we merge this with [[APACHE physiological variable collection]]? Med doesn't collect all of these, but those that are collected should probably be collected following the same instructions... This especially should be reviewed since we no longer make a distinction between EMIPs and inpts for most other instructions. Should this instruction instead simply be:

** "Use the most recent value before service acceptance. If no value is available before service acceptance, use the first value available after service acceptance."

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== Collection Instructions ==

* When a patient is admitted from the '''emergency department''', use the values that are closest but ''' prior to''' the time medicine service accepts the patient to their service.

* When a patient is admitted from the '''emergency department''', use the values that are closest but ''' prior to''' the time medicine service accepts the patient to their service (ie [[Admit DtTm]]).

* The values do not need to be a complete "set" of VS, they can be individual values, but should be closest to but prior to the time medicine accepts the patient to their service.

* When patients '''move between wards''' or ''' from an icu to a ward''' use the values that are closest but '''prior''' to discharge/transfer from the sending service.

*'''For STB Medicine''' (since this is available on EPR): Patients transferred from ICU to ward use the values on arrival to medicine unit.

* For direct transfers to Medicine via the ER use the '''first value''' taken and recorded on the '''triage record'''.

* Direct transfers that bypass the ER take the value on arrival to your unit.

== Related articles ==

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[[Category: ALERT Scale]]

[[Category:ALERT Scale]]

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 This article explains which time/entry of vital signs to use for the [[ALERT Scale]].
-{{DiscussTask |
-* Should we merge this with [[APACHE physiological variable collection]]? Med doesn't collect all of these, but those that are collected should probably be collected following the same instructions... This especially should be reviewed since we no longer make a distinction between EMIPs and inpts for most other instructions. Should this instruction instead simply be:
-** "Use the most recent value before service acceptance. If no value is available before service acceptance, use the first value available after service acceptance."
-}}
 == Collection Instructions ==
-* When a patient is admitted from the '''emergency department''', use the values that are closest but ''' prior to''' the time medicine service accepts the patient to their service.
+* When a patient is admitted from the '''emergency department''', use the values that are closest but ''' prior to''' the time medicine service accepts the patient to their service (ie [[Admit DtTm]]).
+* The values do not need to be a complete "set" of VS, they can be individual values, but should be closest to but prior to the time medicine accepts the patient to their service.
 * When patients '''move between wards''' or ''' from an icu to a ward''' use the values that are closest but '''prior''' to discharge/transfer from the sending service.
+*'''For STB Medicine''' (since this is available on EPR): Patients transferred from ICU to ward use the values on arrival to medicine unit.
 * For direct transfers to Medicine via the ER use the '''first value''' taken and recorded on the '''triage record'''.
 * Direct transfers that bypass the ER take the value on arrival to your unit.
+{{Timing for ALERT vs APACHE}}
 == Related articles ==
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-[[Category: ALERT Scale]]
+[[Category:ALERT Scale]]