title: [Urgency and acuity judgment systems before medical care (emergency telephone consultation center #7119, JTAS etc.)].
abstract: Currently growing the demand of the emergency medical care in Japan, sharing the concept about medical urgency is needed in the whole society in order to maintain the emergency medical systems as social resources. The present conditions and challenges are outlined: Emergency Telephone Consultation Center in Tokyo Fire Department (established in June 2007) and on-site triage as representatives of "pre-hospital urgency determination systems", and JTAS (Japan Triage and Acuity System, introduced in April 2012) as a representative of "in-hospital, pre-examination urgency determination systems".
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
mesh_terms: D004631:Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013689:Telephone; D014041:Tokyo; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*