"Is This Suitable for Telemedicine?" — Triage Card and Emergency Escalation
What can be done remotely, what cannot, and what to do when a remote consultation turns into an emergency
What it is
A decision card for booking staff and clinicians: conditions suitable for remote care, conditions requiring in-person assessment, red flags that end a remote consultation and trigger emergency escalation, and the escalation steps with the patient's location.
Where to use it
Booking desk; every remote clinician's screen; the telemedicine policy. Evidence for: Telemedicine Standard 3 — clinical appropriateness and emergency escalation. Evidence for: Telemedicine Standard 3 — clinical appropriateness and emergency escalation. Evidence for: Telemedicine Standard 3 — clinical appropriateness and emergency escalation. Evidence for: Telemedicine Standard 3 — clinical appropriateness and emergency escalation.
Translate and adapt
English master edition. Georgian and other translations are added as they are clinically reviewed. Any facility may translate, add its logo and adapt wording to local practice — keeping the ASF block, the source attribution and the licence line on the sheet. Clinical thresholds and drug doses must be confirmed against national protocols before use.
The same code is printed on the tool itself. Scan it in any facility to reach this page.
Remote Consultation — Identity Verification and Consent Script
Telemedicine Platform — Data Protection Checklist
Remote Prescribing — Rules Card
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