Emergency Medicine in Australia

The Emergency Severity Index Triage Algorithm Version 2 Is Reliable and Valid

“…Research has shown the ATS and the CTAS to be reliable, and the ATS has also been validated with clinical outcomes. [9][10][11][12] However, user guides for these five-level systems are quite extensive and require nurses to navigate a large number of flow charts or chief complaint-based guidelines to rate patients' triage acuity. [13][14][15] A new approach to ED triage has recently been developed called the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) Triage Algorithm.…”

Casualty, accident and emergency, or emergency medicine, the evolution

“…This is practised in UK, 53 USA, Ireland, Australia, 54 New Zealand, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Israel. 51 52 The care of emergency patients is provided by specially trained hospital based doctors who deliver a wide range of services for all patients presenting to a separate emergency department.…”

International Introspection

“…This system operates at a lower cost per capita than the U.S. system. 4 Furthermore, Australians have lower infant mortality rates and longer life expectancies. 4 Currently, one in every six Americans has no health insurance, and even a larger number are inadequately insured.…”

“…4 Furthermore, Australians have lower infant mortality rates and longer life expectancies. 4 Currently, one in every six Americans has no health insurance, and even a larger number are inadequately insured. 5 Can we deduce that the Australian health care delivery system better serves the public?…”