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Outpatient Triage

  • No hemorrhagic manifestations and patient is well-hydrated: home treatment
  • Hemorrhagic manifestations or hydration borderline: outpatient observation center or hospitalization
  • Warning signs (even without profound shock) or DSS: hospitalize

For outpatient triage:

  • If the patient has no hemorrhagic manifestations and is well-hydrated, he or she can be sent home with instructions for "follow-up."
  • If there are hemorrhagic manifestations or hydration status is borderline, the patient should be observed, either in an outpatient observation center or in the hospital.
  • If warning signs are present even without evidence of shock, or if DSS is present, the patient should be hospitalized.

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