ALERT Scale timing of assessment

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

	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...

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