Must be first diagnosis
Acidosis with aggressive management
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS-possible MI) with progressive pain management
Active bleed with admit to OR
Anaphylactic shock
Angina, unstable, aggressive management
Atrial fibrillation with tachycardia not responding immediately to treatment
Asthma, aggressive treatments/frequent monitoring
Comatose/unconscious, unknown cause at presentation
COPD/CHF severe exacerbation
Dehydration with significant metabolic/ chemistry changes
Head injury, severe, unresponsive
Hyperkalemia with insulin/bicarb treatment
Hypernatremia with mental status change
Overdose, aggressive treatment, lavage or acute vital sign changes
Pneumothorax with at least mild/moderate respiratory distress
Pulmonary edema or emboli
Rapid heart rate requiring IV therapies and/or close monitoring in ED
Seizure, new onset or with disorder hx, postictal with intensive drug management
Sepsis/septicemia with hypotensive management
Severe bleeding requiring transfusion
Shock-unresponsive patient
Status Asthmaticus – defined as patient’s inability to respond during an asthma attack
Status Epilepticus
Stroke, acute, with paralysis not just parasthesia
Subdural, subarachnoid, bleeding into the brain
Suicidal ideation, clear & immediate threat, requiring chemical/physical restraints
Trauma, altered consciousness, life or limb threatened
Unstable vital signs
Critical care documentation
Mass casualty incident triage
Sign out tools
Field trauma triage
Documentation for emergency physicians
Physical exam documentation
Pediatric assessment triangle
Clinical decision rules list