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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Warning scores in triage - Is there any point? les scores d'alerte dans le triage: Est-ce vraiment utile?
African Journal of Emergency Medicine, Volume 2, No. 3, Year 2012
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Introduction: The South African Triage Scale (SATS), a novel triage system for Emergency Centres, was initially proposed in 2006. The system incorporates an adapted version of the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS). Methods: A prospective study was conducted to evaluate the use of the MEWS as a triage tool in EC settings in the Western Cape, South Africa. A total of 1867 cases were prospectively assessed. The MEWS was correlated with Emergency Centre outcome Results: The data show clear potential for use of the MEWS as a triage instrument for medical patients. Its use for trauma cases is more limited. Conclusion: The MEWS in its un-adapted form is unsuitable as a unified triage scoring system for both medical and trauma cases in Emergency Centres. © 2012 African Federation for Emergency Medicine. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gottschalk, S. B.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Warner, Chris
South Africa, Cape Town
Delft Community Health Centre
Burch, Vanessa Celeste
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Wallis, Lee A.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Statistics
Citations: 4
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.afjem.2012.04.004
ISSN:
2211419X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
South Africa