Triage: a global perspective

Peta, Dawn and Day, Alison and Lugari, Walter Sergio and Gorman, Vanessa and Ahayalimudin, Nurul'Ain and Pajo, Vientiane Melchizedek T. (2023) Triage: a global perspective. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 49 (6). pp. 814-825. ISSN 0099-1767 E-ISSN 1527-2966

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Abstract

Triage is a process by which patients are assessed, classified, and sorted based on their presenting complaint and clinical urgency, providing assurance for timely access to emergency care. The goal is to get the right person to the right place, in the right amount of time, for the right reason, and within the context of resource availability. In many countries, a standardized triage system, underpinned through the use of guidelines, is used to provide clinicians with support and guidance. Triage is a globally adopted principle, and although triage guidelines are used in many countries, no single system has been internationally adopted. This paper discusses the importance of how triage process standardization improves patient care, resource management, and benchmarking at local, national, and international levels by applying 5 internationally recognized triage systems to fictional case studies. Evaluation of similarities and differences in severity scores, with a gap analysis, occurs.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Triage; Emergency nursing; Patient safety, Manchester Triage System; Australasian Triage System; Malaysian Triage Scale; Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale
Subjects:	R Medicine > RT Nursing
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Critical Care Nursing Kulliyyah of Nursing
Depositing User:	Dr Nurul'Ain Ahayalimudin
Date Deposited:	03 Nov 2023 08:41
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2023 08:41
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/107884

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