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APPENDIX E
LEVEL OF CARE TRIAGE MATRIX
Condition
General Shelter
Alzheimer’s disease (ALZD)
Early
Ambulating Difficulty (walker,
cane, crutches)
Ameliorating Lateral Sclerosis
(ALS) wheelchair

Aphasia (communication
difficulty)
Arthritis
Self-ambulating
Asthma

Bronchitis

Cardiac
Cerebral Palsy
Stable, oral meds
Stable
Cerebrovascular Accident
(CVA)
Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Colostomy
Comotose
Contagious, severe infection
Continuous Ambulatory
Peritoneal Dialysis(CAPD)
Cystic Fibrosis
Dementia
Diabetes/Hyperglycemia
Eating and Swallowing
Disorders
Edema
Examples
Emphysema
Medical Needs
Shelter
Moderate, cooperative,
Not a flight risk.
If other information
may indicate a need
Wheelchair bound,
able to transfer from chair
to bed

Medical Management Facility
Wheelchair bound,
able to transfer from
chair to bed
Requires nebulizer
treatments
If requires nebulizer
treatments
Controlled with Med.

Bed bound, requires pain
management
Wheelchair bound, able
to transfer from chair to
bed.
Oxygen Use
Advanced. Bedridden; nonverbal
Refusal to eat; totally dependent
Advanced, bedridden, totally
dependent
Unstable, requires urgent medical
evaluation, O2 sat below %
Unstable, requires urgent medical
evaluation, O2 sat below %
Unstable –Having SOB & Angina
Severe, bedridden, totally
dependent
Bedridden
Oxygen dependent, end stage

Assistance needed
Post surgical ostomy

Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Measles
or mumps in adult

Stable
Needs meds
Able to follow
instructions, not a flight
risk
Insulin Administration
Assistant monitoring
Stable anorexia/bulimia
under treatment.
Swallowing disorders
requiring thickeners and
gastric feedings.
Related to mild CHF
and position
Respiratory Compromise
End stage, bedridden
Insulin and diet
controlled
Eating disorder
under control
 Mild, related to
position or non-acute
injury as in a sprain
American Red Cross
Evacuation Center
Not oxygen dependent
Special Needs Shelter
Oxygen use, minimal
monitoring
Brittle diabetic, glucose over on
dialysis
No gag reflex, history of aspiration,
requires suction airway management
Acute CHF or other metabolic
condition requiring urgent medical
management
Medical Management Facility
Oxygen dependent, end stage
Foley Catheter
Stable
Management & Foley
Change
Pin site Care
Dressing Changes
Monitor, assistance
with medications
<6 months
Requires assistance in
self-care
<6 months
G-Tubes
Catheter management post
surgical procedure
Acute injury requiring monitoring
and pain management
Uncontrolled, requires urgent
medical management
Fractured Bones

High Blood Pressure/
Hypertension
Hip Replacement
Ileostomy
Stable
Knee replacement
Medical Equipment
Attachments
>6 months
Migraine Headaches
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Neuromuscular Disorders
Osteoarthritis/Osteoporosis
Parkinson’s Disease
Psychosis
Respirator Ventilator
Dependent
Seizures

Self-ambulating
Self-ambulating
Self-ambulating
Self-ambulating
Wheelchair bound
Wheelchair bound
Wheelchair bound
Wheelchair bound
Controlled
Controlled
Bed bound
Bed bound
Bed bound
Bed bound
Advanced
Uncontrolled

Controlled
Med Assistance
Needed
Open sores; draining,
dressing changes
Skin Rashes
Sores/Non-Fluid
Sleep Apnea
Upper respiratory infection
Non-electric dependent

Isolation
Urinary Tract Infection
Wheelchair Transferable

Mobile with minimal
Assistance
Wheelchair bound with
Other conditions
>6 months

Recent surgical procedures
IV, NG –Tubes, Central Venous
CATHETERS OR
TRACHEOTOMY
Tube (newly placed or requires
frequent suctioning)
Uncontrolled
Infectious
Electric dependent, CPAP
Requires urgent medical evaluation,
Fever/O2 sat %
Bed bound