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Contiuous
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)

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

  • Amir Mirhaghi
  • Mohsen Ebrahimi

EMERGENCY , Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017), , Page e50
https://doi.org/10.22037/emergency.v5i1.11603 Published 26 December 2016

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Abstract

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). 

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  • Australasian Triage Scale
  • emergency department
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References

Aging DoHa. Emergency Triage Education Kit: workbook 2009. Available from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/casemix-ED-triage+Review+Fact+Sheet+Documents.

Esmailian M, Zamani M, Azadi F, Ghasemi F. Inter-rater agreement of emergency nurses and physicians in Emergency Severity Index (ESI) triage. Emergency. 2014;2(4):158.

Ebrahimi M, Heydari A, Mazlom R, Mirhaghi A. The reliability of the Australasian Triage Scale: a meta-analysis. World J Emerg Med. 2015;6(2):94-9.

Ekins K, Morphet J. The accuracy and consistency of rural, remote and outpost triage nurse decision making in one Western Australia Country Health Service Region. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 2015;18(4):227-33.

Mirhaghi A, Kooshiar H, Esmaeili H, Ebrahimi M. Outcomes for emergency severity index triage implementation in the emergency department. Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR. 2015;9(4):OC04.

Considine J, Shaban RZ, FitzGerald GJ, Thomas S, Graham CA. Triage and ATS: Collateral damage in the quest to improve ED performance. Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. 2012;15(4):185-7.

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