About the Book

"Adult Telephone Protocols "a powerful decision-support tool designed to help busy family practice and internal medicine offices handle a wide array of adult phone inquiries. It guides triagers through each call with the same step-by-step checklist organization as its companion resource, "Pediatric Telephone Protocols." More than 100 proven protocols cover 95% of the most common adult complaints--everything from insect bites and sunburn to breathing difficulty, seizures, and wound infections.
Time-saving, care-enhancing features include
- Highlighted triage assessment questions
- Practical home care instructions
- Call prioritization guide "Red flag" checklist for office support staff
- Over-the-counter medication advice
- Office resources checklist
- Reproducible triage log sheets
...and more
NEW in the 3rd Edition...
- Nearly all protocols substantially revised and updated
- All-new protocols including
Arm Pain
Hand and Wrist Pain
Leg Pain
Weakness (Generalized) and Fatigue
- New 2-column format for easier protocol review and more efficient triage
- Updated over-the-counter medication dosage recommendations
- Updated resource listings
.

Product Details

Media: Spiral Book

Publication Date: Oct. 1st, 2012

Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics

ISBN-10: 1581107439

ISBN-13: 9781581107432

Series: Not Applicable

Language: English

• Categories: Family Practice and General Practice