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This article explains which time/entry of vital signs to use for the [[ALERT Scale]].
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 ==
== 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 [[Accept DtTm]]).
* 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.
* 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 direct transfers to Medicine via the ER use the '''first value''' taken and recorded on the '''triage record'''.
* 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.  
* Direct transfers that bypass the ER take the value on arrival to your unit.  
== vs [[Selection and timing of APACHE components]] ==
{{DA | APACHE
* Should we merge this with [[Selection and timing of APACHE components]]? 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."
* if we reject this change, we should at least state once and for all that they are similar but different, and why. [[User:Ttenbergen|Ttenbergen]] 14:29, 2020 December 23 (CST)
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