title: Priorities of care for the walking wounded. Triage in accident and emergency.
abstract: By dealing with patients in order of priority, triage can improve the service offered by A&E departments. This article describes how triage was introduced by one department, and the benefits it brought.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rock
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pledge
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014218:Triage / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006113:United Kingdom; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy