Implementing triage in a children's assessment unit.
The use of a triage system for patients attending A&E departments is an established practice. However, the use of such a system in assessment units is less formal and often left to individual clinical judgement. This article describes how the Manchester Triage System (MTS) was introduced, audited and adopted in a children's assessment unit (CAU) at the Royal Gwent Hospitals.
Scoble
Marianne
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Children's Assessment Unit, Royal Gwent Hospitals, Newport, Gwent. marianne.scoble@gwent.wales.nhs.uk
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003657:Decision Making; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008485:Medical Audit; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014850:Waiting Lists