Triage patients by urgency, not arrival order

Steps

1. 1Category 1 immediate: airway/breathing/circulation collapse, toxin ingestion, seizure
2. 2Category 2 urgent: stable vitals but risk of deterioration within hours
3. 3Category 3 routine can safely wait; communicate wait honestly with recheck plan
4. 4Recheck waiting patients at defined intervals; deterioration upgrades category
5. 5One team member owns the waiting room narrative during surges
6. 6Log triage category vs outcome quarterly to validate thresholds

Common Pitfalls

• ▲Owner volume overriding clinical urgency
• ▲Category-2 patients forgotten in waiting rooms

Commands

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill clinical-vet-vet-triage-protocol

$ npx skills add aniruddhaadak80/skills --skill clinical-vet-vet-triage-protocol -g

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