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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

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Inter-observer variation in the triage-process

Authors: Hanne Jørsboe, Maya Schrøder, Marianne Koch Barylak, Philip Anderson

Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine | Special Issue 1/2010

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Triage algorithms for sorting patients according to their severity of illness have recently been implemented at several emergency departments in Denmark. Clinical effectiveness and safety depend on standardization of the triage process. We implemented a 5-level triage algorithm for which triage nurses underwent an initial training. The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of standardization in implementation of triage by measuring the level of agreement among retrospective reviewers of the triage scores. …

Title: Inter-observer variation in the triage-process
Authors: Hanne Jørsboe
Maya Schrøder
Marianne Koch Barylak
Philip Anderson
Publication date: 01-09-2010
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine / Issue Special Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1757-7241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-18-S1-P16

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