Cares Tower Patient Triage Grid
Units: CTA, CTB, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5
This chart does NOT apply to CT6. See reverse.
Patient Condition
Post cardiac or
respiratory arrest
RRT—acute stroke per
brain attack protocol
RRT—MI with acute ST
segment elevation
RRT—not stabilized
within 60 min.
RRT—stabilized within
60 min., but needs
higher level of medical
care, going to a
monitored bed (PCU, 4B
only)
RRT—stabilized within
60 min., but needs
higher level of medical
care, non-monitored
bed
Declining patient—does
not need RRT but needs
higher level of medical
care
Action
Transport
Mobile Martin
Telephone Number
MM: 216-281-9300
Service request
Say “Stat ACLS
ambulance”
Baseline greater than 4.5 hours ago, to ED
To ED, Mobile Martin
MM: 216-281-9300
Say “Stat ACLS
ambulance”
Baseline less than 4.5 hours ago, follow protocol
Follow protocol
Transport to ED
Mobile Martin
MM: 216-281-9300
Say “Stat ACLS
ambulance”
RT to meet patient in ED if respiratory issues
Transport to ED
Mobile Martin
MM: 216-281-9300
Within 60 min of
initiation of call—by RRT
Supervisor: 440-562-1092
Bed Control x5358
AOD 216-701-7356
Provider to choose BLS
or ACLS ambulance, but
should ask for “stat”
response
Bed assignment; bed
must be available
immediately
Transport to ED
RT to meet patient in ED
RT to meet patient in ED if respiratory issues
Direct admission to a monitored bed
Nursing Supervisor to contact Bed Control (when
open) or AOD to assign bed
Beyond 60 min., Mobile
Martin to ED
MM: 216-281-9300
Direct admission to a non-monitored bed
Nursing Supervisor to contact Bed Control (when
open) or AOD to assign bed
Supervisor to arrange
Supervisor: 440-562-1092
transport by nursing
Bed Control x5358
service transporters or CT AOD 216-701-7356
staff
Bed assignment; bed
must be made available
asap
To ED if time sensitive Rx or STAT work needed
such as stat CT, plain films to r/o fracture,
antibiotics, etc.
ED—Mobile Martin
MM: 216-281-9300
Say “Stat BLS
ambulance”
Admission—staff
transport
Supervisor: 440-562-1092
Bed Control x5358
AOD 216-701-7356
Direct admission to a non-monitored bed
Nursing Supervisor to contact Bed Control (when
open) or AOD to assign bed
Patients on CTA, CTB, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5 are outpatients and should be treated as such.
Bed assignment; bed
must be made available
asap
Cares Tower Patient Triage Grid
Unit: CT6
This chart does NOT apply to CTA, CTB, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT5. See reverse.
Patient Condition
Post cardiac or
respiratory arrest
Transfer to CICU
Transport
Code team
RRT—acute stroke per
brain attack protocol
Follow protocol
Follow protocol
RRT—MI with acute ST
segment elevation
Transfer to CICU
Nursing Supervisor to contact Bed Control (when
open) or AOD to assign bed
RRT remains until transferred
Transfer to a monitored bed
Nursing Supervisor to contact Bed Control (when
open) or AOD to assign bed
RRT—as soon as possible
Supervisor: 440-562-1092
Bed Control x5358
AOD 216-701-7356
Bed assignment; bed
must be available
immediately
RRT—as soon as possible
Supervisor: 440-562-1092
Bed Control x5358
AOD 216-701-7356
Bed assignment; bed
must be available
immediately
RRT—stabilized within
60 min., but needs
higher level of medical
care, going to a
monitored bed
Action
Service request
RRT remains until transferred
RRT—stabilized within
60 min., but needs
higher level of medical
care, non-monitored
bed
Transfer to a non-monitored bed
Nursing Supervisor to contact Bed Control (when
open) or AOD to assign bed
RRT—not medically
stabilized within 60 min.
Transfer to appropriate level of care
Supervisor to arrange
Supervisor: 440-562-1092
transport by nursing
Bed Control x5358
service transporters or CT AOD 216-701-7356
staff
Bed assignment; bed
must be made available
asap
RRT plus CT6 staff
Supervisor: 440-562-1092
Bed Control x5358
AOD 216-701-7356
Bed assignment; bed
must be available
immediately
Supervisor to arrange
transport by nursing
service transporters or
CT6 staff
Supervisor: 440-562-1092
Bed Control x5358
AOD 216-701-7356
Bed assignment; bed
must be made available
asap
RRT does not remain
RRT remains until transferred
Declining patient—does
not need RRT but needs
higher level of medical
care
Telephone Number
CICU: x5040
Transfer to appropriate level of care
Nursing Supervisor to contact Bed Control (when
open) or AOD to assign bed
Patients on CT6 are inpatients and should be treated as such.
Initiated 6/2013