title: [Triage quickens the treatment of the most sick patients].
abstract: Systematic process triage is a relatively unknown concept in Denmark. Currently there are no national recommendations regarding triage models for use in the emergency department (ED). Four medium-sized EDs from different regions across the country cooperated in a joint venture to develop a new triage model, Danish Emergency Process Triage (DEPT). DEPT is inspired by the Swedish ADAPT system, but modified for a Danish context. This paper summarizes the cumulated experience with the new system.
authors.affiliation: Akutafdelingen, Hillerød Hospital, Dyrehavevej 29, 3400 Hillerød, Denmark.
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Skriver
authors.forename: Marlene Mauson Pankoke
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lauritzen
authors.forename: Jakob Lundager
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Forberg
authors.forename: Ove Bertin
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Gaardboe-Poulsen
authors.forename: Christian Backer
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Mogensen
authors.forename: Connie Lærkholm
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Peter Anthony
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Berlac
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy; D003718:Denmark; D004630:Emergencies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D055986:Vital Signs