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    Triage is a process of sorting patients based on urgency of treatment need. It was first developed by Baron Dominique Jean-Larrey for treating wounded soldiers efficiently. In Australia, triage uses the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) to categorize patients into five groups based on the maximum time they should wait for medical assessment. The ATS scale is used as a casemix measure and clinical indicator to assess outcomes, resource use, and ensure patients are treated based on greatest need.

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    Triage is a process of sorting patients based on urgency of treatment need. It was first developed by Baron Dominique Jean-Larrey for treating wounded soldiers efficiently. In Australia, triage uses the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) to categorize patients into five groups based on the maximum time they should wait for medical assessment. The ATS scale is used as a casemix measure and clinical indicator to assess outcomes, resource use, and ensure patients are treated based on greatest need.

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    Triage is a process of sorting patients based on urgency of treatment need. It was first developed by Baron Dominique Jean-Larrey for treating wounded soldiers efficiently. In Australia, triage uses the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) to categorize patients into five groups based on the maximum time they should wait for medical assessment. The ATS scale is used as a casemix measure and clinical indicator to assess outcomes, resource use, and ensure patients are treated based on greatest need.

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    Triage

    What is it?
    Triage
     Arising from French “Trier”-“to sort”

     Process first described

     Baron Dominique Jean-Larrey


     Surgeon to Napoleon
     Developed Ambulance volante
     No evidence he used the word
    Triage in Australia
     Triage in Australia

     National Triage Scale


     5 groups
     immediate
     10 mins
     30 mins
     1 hour
     2 hour
     ‘This patient should wait for medical care no longer than…”

     Australasian Triage Scale (ATS)


     “This patient should wait for medical assessment and treatment no longer than…”
     ATS1 immediate (red)
     ATS 2 10 mins (yellow)
     ATS 3 30 mins(green)
     ATS 4 60 mins(blue)
     ATS 5 120 mins (white)
    Australian Triage
     Australian Triage Scale

     Casemix measure

     Outcome Measures
     Inpatient LOS
     ICU admission
     Mortality Rates

     Resource Consumption
     Staff times
     Cost

     Clinical Indicator
    Australian Triage
     General Principals

     Delivered large amounts of injured but salvageable cases compared to treating


    by rank
     ‘doing the greatest good for greatest number’

     urgency vs severity vs prognosis

     dynamic
     depends on patient’s status and resource availability

     efficient
     done once

     done early

     review as necessary
    Australian Triage
     Triage Assessment

     2-5 mins

     Combines
     Presenting problem
     Appearance
     +/- vital signs

     Vitals done if
     Required to estimate urgency
     Time permits

     ATS 1 and 2 taken to appropriate assessment and treatment area


    Australian Triage
     Re-triage

     Change in patient’s condition whilst waiting for treatment

     If relevant information becomes available

     Initial and subsequent triage recorded with reason for


    change documented

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