Triage zone? | Green |
Event: | Patient waited one hour between triage and seeing you. She now has a capillary refill of three seconds, appears diaphoretic. |
Physical exam? | You can see bleeding through the patient’s pants. She is tachycardic and hypotensive |
Pelvic exam? | Large clots the size of a hand and significant bleeding of bright red blood obscures the cervix. |
Labs? | H&H, Type/Rh |
Treatment? | Call OB. Patient likely needs emergency D&C |
Dispo? | Admit to OB |