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[–] Red_August ago
There needs to be a better procedure for this. When a patient is obese, the triage process should be different simply because you are dealing with the mentally ill. Different procedures apply to the mentally ill, the agitated, the violent, etc.
I can see how simply writing down the weight given by someone mentally ill, or just guessing it -- however good that guess is -- could lead to a million different problems down the road including legal ones. There should be a standard, floor-flat cattle scale upon which they can waddle onto, or be wheeled in a gurney or wheelchair.