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| author | Reyhan OZTURK ERDEM1*, Mustafa YILDIZ2, Murat SEZGIN3 |
| author_facet | Reyhan OZTURK ERDEM1*, Mustafa YILDIZ2, Murat SEZGIN3 |
| contents | <p><em><span>Medical triage is the process of classifying patients according to their clinical priorities to maximize the efficient use of limited resources in emergency healthcare. Historically, it originated in the Napoleonic Wars and is now widely used in modern emergency services, disaster management, pandemics, and wartime situations. The primary objectives of triage are the efficient use of resources, ensuring patient safety, and ensuring the continuity of healthcare services.</span></em></p> <p><em><span>Triage systems are used worldwide (color-coded systems, ESI, START, CTAS), the fundamental approach remains the same: rapid identification of critically ill patients and appropriate intervention. While the START triage system is generally used in Turkey, five-step systems are preferred in hospital emergency departments in countries such as the US, Canada, and the UK.</span></em></p> <p><em><span><span> </span>The effectiveness of triage depends on the practitioner's knowledge, experience, and ethical awareness; misclassifications can increase mortality or waste resources. With the COVID-19 pandemic, digitally supported triage systems have become a hot topic, and teletriage and automated prioritization applications have reduced hospital admission burdens. In the future, the success of triage will be strengthened by international standardization, ethics-based training, artificial intelligence-supported decision-making systems, and data security principles, contributing to both efficiency and equity in healthcare.</span></em></p> |
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| language | eng |
| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | MEDICAL TRIAGE SYSTEMS BASIC APPLICATION PRINCIPLES AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Reyhan OZTURK ERDEM1*, Mustafa YILDIZ2, Murat SEZGIN3 Medical triage, Pre-hospital Triage, In-Hospital Triage, ESI – Emergency Severity Index, START – Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment, CTAS – Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale <p><em><span>Medical triage is the process of classifying patients according to their clinical priorities to maximize the efficient use of limited resources in emergency healthcare. Historically, it originated in the Napoleonic Wars and is now widely used in modern emergency services, disaster management, pandemics, and wartime situations. The primary objectives of triage are the efficient use of resources, ensuring patient safety, and ensuring the continuity of healthcare services.</span></em></p> <p><em><span>Triage systems are used worldwide (color-coded systems, ESI, START, CTAS), the fundamental approach remains the same: rapid identification of critically ill patients and appropriate intervention. While the START triage system is generally used in Turkey, five-step systems are preferred in hospital emergency departments in countries such as the US, Canada, and the UK.</span></em></p> <p><em><span><span> </span>The effectiveness of triage depends on the practitioner's knowledge, experience, and ethical awareness; misclassifications can increase mortality or waste resources. With the COVID-19 pandemic, digitally supported triage systems have become a hot topic, and teletriage and automated prioritization applications have reduced hospital admission burdens. In the future, the success of triage will be strengthened by international standardization, ethics-based training, artificial intelligence-supported decision-making systems, and data security principles, contributing to both efficiency and equity in healthcare.</span></em></p> |
| title | MEDICAL TRIAGE SYSTEMS BASIC APPLICATION PRINCIPLES AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE |
| topic | Medical triage, Pre-hospital Triage, In-Hospital Triage, ESI – Emergency Severity Index, START – Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment, CTAS – Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17936264 |