2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2012.04.004
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Warning scores in triage – Is there any point?

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“…The discriminator list was applied to up-triage patients in 27.1% of cases, similar to findings of Gottschalk and colleagues 6 who observed that discriminator lists improved triage priority in 23% of cases. Though sometimes said to be cumbersome and difficult to use by some researchers, the application of the discriminator list was meant to improve triage colour coding and medical intervention.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 71%
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“…The discriminator list was applied to up-triage patients in 27.1% of cases, similar to findings of Gottschalk and colleagues 6 who observed that discriminator lists improved triage priority in 23% of cases. Though sometimes said to be cumbersome and difficult to use by some researchers, the application of the discriminator list was meant to improve triage colour coding and medical intervention.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 71%
“…This was the reason for the introduction, in 2006, of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) in South Africa and its adoption in many hospitals in Africa and some low-and middle-income Asian countries. 2,6,7 The SATS consists of three elements involving the documentation of the Triage Early Warning Score (TEWS), the discriminator list, and the final opinion of a senor healthcare professional. 2,4,8 The patient's vital signs are measured and scores are allocated.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 31 The validity and utility of this scale has been described elsewhere. 31 , 32 Based on the SATS code, patients are sent to different sections of the EC. A patient’s name, chief complaint, and ID number are recorded in the paper registry for each section.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Appropriately, the patient was triaged. Triage is one of the central tenets of most emergency centres around South Africa, including those in the private sector, where it is widely used to aid clinical management and as a tool for billing purposes (although not the original intent) [5] . The South African Triage Score (SATS) [6] is now widely accepted and validated and is used in various forms across the continent [7] , [8] , [9] .…”
Section: Triage Procedures In the Ec For A Patient With Acute Abdominal Painmentioning
confidence: 99%