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Nausea / vomiting

ED triage front-load checklist

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Lead with the essentials

  1. 1Duration and frequency
  2. 2Blood/coffee-ground material
  3. 3Bilious
  4. 4Abdominal pain/distension
  5. 5Diarrhea
  6. 6Fever
  7. 7Dehydration/orthostasis
  8. 8BGL
  9. 9Pregnancy possibility
  10. 10Recent surgery, medication or toxic exposure
Front-load

Key points

  • Duration and frequency.
  • Blood/coffee-ground material?
  • Bilious?
  • Abdominal pain/distension?
  • Diarrhea?
  • Fever?
  • Dehydration/orthostasis?
  • BGL?
  • Pregnancy possibility?
  • Recent surgery, medication or toxic exposure.