title: The Cape Triage Score: a new triage system South Africa. Proposal from the Cape Triage Group.
abstract: The Cape Triage Group (CTG) convened with the intention of producing a triage system for the Western Cape, and eventually South Africa. The group includes in-hospital and prehospital staff from varied backgrounds. The CTG triage protocol is termed the Cape Triage Score (CTG), and has been developed by a multi-disciplinary panel, through best available evidence and expert opinion. The CTS has been validated in several studies, and was launched across the Western Cape on 1 January 2006. The CTG would value feedback from readers of this journal, as part of the ongoing monitoring and evaluation process.
authors.affiliation: Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Gottschalk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: DeVries
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Wallis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bruijns
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013019:South Africa; D014193:Trauma Centers; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy