At the end of this lecture, you will be able to:
- Describe general principles of managing the critically ill patient with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI).
- Describe IPC interventions at triage
- Describe triage tools.
- Recognize patients with uncomplicated influenza-like illness (ARI) that can go home.
- Recognize patients with SARI that need emergent care and hospitalization (including ICU admission).
- Coordinate safe patient transfer.