TRIAGE AREA

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TRIAGE AREA
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Triage Area

• First clinic workstation encountered by clients
• Triage may occur at both clinic site and
  transportation site

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Purpose of Triage

• Identify individuals who may have smallpox (fever
  and rash)
• Direct these individuals away from the main flow
  of the clinic to an area for medical evaluation

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Purpose of Triage

• Identify individuals who have had contact with
  someone who has smallpox (but who are not
  symptomatic, i.e. do not have fever and rash)
• Direct these individuals away from the main flow
  of the clinic to an area where they will be
  vaccinated and receive other special counseling
  and services

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Media Will Assist With Triage

• Press release will be issued prior to the opening
  of clinics directing anyone who believes they may
  have smallpox to see their medical provider
• Press release will specify that ill persons (with
  smallpox) should not come to vaccination clinic
• This will minimize the amount of triage necessary
  at the clinic site

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Triage Area will utilize signs

• Examples
• If you think you may have Smallpox (have a fever
  and rash), go to the Illness Evaluation Area (or
  follow the yellow arrows)
• If you are not ill but suspect that you may have
  been exposed to Smallpox, go to the Contact
  Evaluation Area (or follow the red arrows)
• All others, proceed forward to receive your forms
  (or follow the green arrows)

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Triage Signs

• Will have arrows pointing individuals in the
  appropriate direction
• Will need to be prepared ahead of time or on the
  first day of clinic
• Will need to be prepared in other languages as
  appropriate for that clinic population

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Triage Staff

• Direct persons to read the signs as they enter
  the clinic
• Assist persons having difficulty reading the
  signs (non-English speaking, low literacy)
• Direct those persons to the appropriate place in
  the Forms Distribution Area where they can
  receive assistance, as needed

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Off-Site Triage

• Post sign that reads
• If you are ill, have fever and rash, DO NOT
  BOARD THE BUS, see your health care provider.
• Sign will need to be in languages appropriate for
  clinic population.