# Results of the openEHR poll - Top archetypes/concepts for use in an Emergency

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**Created:** 2009-07-27 05:35 UTC
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## Post #1 by @heather.leslie

The Poll closed last Friday - see the full results on the [openEHR wiki](http://www.openehr.org/wiki/display/healthmod/Poll+Results+-+Top+10+archetypes+for+use+in+an+Emergency).

The Top 11 concepts voted by the community were:

1. Medication
1. Problem/Diagnosis
1. Adverse Reaction
1. Vital Signs group
1. Laboratory report
1. Alert
1. Blood Group
1. Procedure
1. Admission/Episode
1. Clinical Synopsis
As a direct result of the poll, there are more than 10 archetypes that will need to be reviewed - one completed and two already under review; some relatively simple, some more complex and some families of archetypes:

1. Medication - [Instruction](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.127), [Action](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.123) and common [Structure](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.156)
1. [Problem](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.169) and its specialisation [Diagnosis](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.168)
1. [Adverse Reaction](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.197) - currently under review
1. Vital Signs group - [Blood Pressure](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.130), [Respirations](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.145) (both currently under review), [Heart Rate](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.170) and specialisation [Pulse](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.171), [Body Temperature](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.49) (completed) and [Oximetry](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.188)
1. [Laboratory test result](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.350)
1. [Alert](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.190)
1. [Blood Group](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.47)
1. Procedure - [Instruction](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.8), [Action](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.204) and common [Structure](http://openehr.org/knowledge/OKM.html#showArchetype_1013.1.157)

1. Admission - needs some development work

1. Clinical Synopsis
If you would like to participate in the review of these archetypes please log in and Adopt the archetypes that are of interest to you in CKM. The 'Adopt' button has been made more prominent in CKM and the instructions can be found [here](http://www.openehr.org/wiki/display/healthmod/Adopt+an+archetype).

Feel free to invite colleagues and friends to get involved as well.

Regards

Heather

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