Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Electronic Triage (E triage) System
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2008-06-17
Definition:
A computerized system used to help triage (or prioritize) patients when they arrive in an Emergency Department (ED). E triage uses information about the patient's condition to assign each patient a score from one (resuscitation) to five (non-urgent) based on the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) classification system.
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- Doupe M, Kozyrskyj A, Soodeen R, Derksen S, Burchill C, Huq S. An Initial Analysis of Emergency Departments and Urgent Care in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
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