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ICU triage and rationing in South Africa

Expiry Date
: 01/07/2025
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
Rating
: 2.8/4

This consensus statement asks key questions regarding the status of ICU resources in SA, especially regarding ICU admission, rationing and triage.

Keywords: South Africa, Intensive Care Unit, resources, triage, policy- making, frontline.

Reading material:

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:
This article aims to provide guidelines intended to guide frontline triage policy and ensure best utilisation of intensive care in SA whilst maintaining a fair distribution of available resources.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

  1. Recommendations to guide police- making

  2. Frontline triage decision- making
  3. Systems that would maximise the efficient and fair use of available ICU resources


Instruction for this Module

  • Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz at the end
  • You need to pass the quiz and complete the course rating to generate the module certificate at the end
  • You have three attempts to pass the quiz
  • The pass grade is 70%
  • Please click on the CPD certificate link to claim your certificate and to update your CPD Manager

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