AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the validity of triage ratings by South African nurses and doctors with training and practical experience using the South African Triage Scale.MethodsFive emergency physicians and 10 enrolled nursing assistants, who had been trained in the use of the South African Triage Scale, were selected via convenience sampling to retrospectively triage adult emergency centre vignettes. Participants independently assigned triage ratings to 100 written vignettes unaware of the ratings given by others. Triage ratings were compared with ratings of two experts from the South African Triage Group. Standard validity indicators including sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were used to...
BACKGROUND : Triage is applied in emergency centres (ECs) to assign degrees of urgency to illnesses ...
Background. Triage in the emergency department (ED) is necessary to prioritise management according ...
To assess inter and intra-rater reliability, as well as accuracy of nurse triage ratings when using ...
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the validity of triage ratings by South African nurses and doctors with...
Objective: To estimate the validity of triage ratings by South African nurses and doctors with train...
IntroductionTriage is the process of sorting patients based on the level of acuity to ensure the mos...
IntroductionTriage is the process of sorting patients based on level of acuity to ensure the most se...
ObjectiveTo assess inter and intra-rater reliability, as well as accuracy of nurse triage ratings wh...
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the inter-rater reliability of triage ratings within individual cadres ...
Background. Triage is one of the core requirements for the provision of effective emergency care and...
Background: Triage systems are widely used in emergency departments, but are not always validated. T...
Background: Triage is one of the core requirements for the provision of effective emergency care and...
Emergency medical care (EMC) is proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being one of the ...
AbstractIntroductionThe South African Triage Scale (SATS), a novel triage system for Emergency Centr...
IntroductionOne of the main challenges for emergency healthcare services in low to middle income cou...
BACKGROUND : Triage is applied in emergency centres (ECs) to assign degrees of urgency to illnesses ...
Background. Triage in the emergency department (ED) is necessary to prioritise management according ...
To assess inter and intra-rater reliability, as well as accuracy of nurse triage ratings when using ...
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the validity of triage ratings by South African nurses and doctors with...
Objective: To estimate the validity of triage ratings by South African nurses and doctors with train...
IntroductionTriage is the process of sorting patients based on the level of acuity to ensure the mos...
IntroductionTriage is the process of sorting patients based on level of acuity to ensure the most se...
ObjectiveTo assess inter and intra-rater reliability, as well as accuracy of nurse triage ratings wh...
AbstractObjectiveTo estimate the inter-rater reliability of triage ratings within individual cadres ...
Background. Triage is one of the core requirements for the provision of effective emergency care and...
Background: Triage systems are widely used in emergency departments, but are not always validated. T...
Background: Triage is one of the core requirements for the provision of effective emergency care and...
Emergency medical care (EMC) is proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being one of the ...
AbstractIntroductionThe South African Triage Scale (SATS), a novel triage system for Emergency Centr...
IntroductionOne of the main challenges for emergency healthcare services in low to middle income cou...
BACKGROUND : Triage is applied in emergency centres (ECs) to assign degrees of urgency to illnesses ...
Background. Triage in the emergency department (ED) is necessary to prioritise management according ...
To assess inter and intra-rater reliability, as well as accuracy of nurse triage ratings when using ...