title: Answering when opportunity knocks - SATS goes global.
abstract: One local doctor, by grasping random overlapping educational opportunities, has become the catalyst for 'Doctors without Borders' (MSF) wanting to adopt the South African Triage Scale (SATS) as its standard emergency protocol for resource-poor countries world-wide.
authors.affiliation: HMPG. chrisb@hmpg.co.za.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bateman
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D054527:Mass Casualty Incidents; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010819:Physician's Role; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies