BIOA01H3 Lecture Notes - Triage, Sofa Score, Palliative Care

• School: UTSC
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIOA01H3
• Professor: Danillo Viana

Document Summary

Development of a triage protocol for critical care during an influenza pandemic. Outbreaks of avian influenza influenza pandemic in humans. Particular concern in this planning is the allocation of resources such as ventilators and antiviral medications, which will likely become scarce during a pandemic. When resource scarcities occur, the tenets of biomedical ethics and international law dictate that triage be used to guide resources allocation. International law requires a triage plan will equitably provide everyone the. Triage, intensive care, mechanical ventilation, influenza and pandemic. The literature search internet search and consultations experts failed to identify any general triage protocols for critical care. The protocol is designed to provide guidance for making triage decisions during the initial days to weeks of an influenza pandemic if the critical care system is overwhelmed. The triage protocol would apply to all patients who are being considered for critical care, not just those with influenza since all patients must started a single pool resources.