The Australasian Triage Scale Level 5 Criteria may Need to be Revised

The Australasian Triage Scale Level 5 Criteria may Need to be Revised

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<p>Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) is used to prioritize incoming patients in the emergency department (ED) according to patient acuity. It`s a five-level triage scale endorsed by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). The ATS categories are defined by physiological predictors...

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Main Authors: Amir Mirhaghi, Mohsen Ebrahimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
Series:Emergency
Subjects:
Australasian Triage Scale
emergency department, letter to editor
Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/11603
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spelling doaj-4fb5e3bb4e5a4520b22e370ea35e34342020-11-25T03:32:08ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesEmergency2345-45632345-45712016-12-0151e50e5010.22037/emergency.v5i1.116037166The Australasian Triage Scale Level 5 Criteria may Need to be RevisedAmir Mirhaghi0Mohsen Ebrahimi1Evidence-Based Caring Research Center, Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.Department of Emergency Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.<p>Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) is used to prioritize incoming patients in the emergency department (ED) according to patient acuity. It`s a five-level triage scale endorsed by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). The ATS categories are defined by physiological predictors (airway, breathing, circulation, and disability) and maximum waiting time to treatment (1: immediate, 2: 10 minutes, 3: 30 minutes, 4: 60 minutes and 5: 120 minutes). Triage scales should be valid and reliable to ensure safe practice and promote clinical applicability in ED. Ebrahimi et al. reported that the pooled coefficient for ATS is fair: 0.390 (95% CI 0.307–0.466). </p>http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/11603Australasian Triage Scaleemergency department, letter to editor
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Mohsen Ebrahimi
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The Australasian Triage Scale Level 5 Criteria may Need to be Revised
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Australasian Triage Scale
emergency department, letter to editor
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Mohsen Ebrahimi
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title The Australasian Triage Scale Level 5 Criteria may Need to be Revised
title_short The Australasian Triage Scale Level 5 Criteria may Need to be Revised
title_full The Australasian Triage Scale Level 5 Criteria may Need to be Revised
title_fullStr The Australasian Triage Scale Level 5 Criteria may Need to be Revised
title_full_unstemmed The Australasian Triage Scale Level 5 Criteria may Need to be Revised
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publisher Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
series Emergency
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2345-4571
publishDate 2016-12-01
description <p>Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) is used to prioritize incoming patients in the emergency department (ED) according to patient acuity. It`s a five-level triage scale endorsed by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM). The ATS categories are defined by physiological predictors (airway, breathing, circulation, and disability) and maximum waiting time to treatment (1: immediate, 2: 10 minutes, 3: 30 minutes, 4: 60 minutes and 5: 120 minutes). Triage scales should be valid and reliable to ensure safe practice and promote clinical applicability in ED. Ebrahimi et al. reported that the pooled coefficient for ATS is fair: 0.390 (95% CI 0.307–0.466). </p>
topic Australasian Triage Scale
emergency department, letter to editor
url http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/11603
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