Adult Telephone Protocols Office Version
“Adult Telephone Protocols Office Version” by David Alan Thompson is a comprehensive resource published by the American Academy of Pediatrics on November 11, 2012. This third edition spans 450 pages and serves as a decision-support tool for family practice and internal medicine offices, assisting healthcare professionals in managing a variety of adult phone inquiries. The book provides a structured approach to triaging calls, featuring over 100 protocols that address common adult complaints, from insect bites to breathing difficulties.
Readers will find practical features designed to enhance care and save time, including highlighted triage assessment questions, home care instructions, and a prioritization guide. The updated edition includes nearly all protocols revised and new entries such as arm pain and generalized weakness. The two-column format facilitates easier review, while updated medication dosage recommendations and resource listings ensure that practitioners have access to the latest information. This book is a valuable tool for those in medical fields, particularly in emergency and clinical settings.
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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
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