Term: Triage

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2016-06-01

Definition:

The process of selecting and prioritizing patients based on the urgency of their need for care. Commencing 2004/05, patients arriving at a WRHA emergency department or urgent care clinic were triaged using the Canadian Emergency Department Triage & Acuity Scale (CTAS).

Related concepts 

• Factors Affecting Emergency Department (ED) Waiting Room Times
• Overview of the Emergency Department (ED) Data

Related terms 

• Canadian Triage & Acuity Scale (CTAS) - Emergency Department
• Emergency - Admissions, Discharge and Transfer (ADT) and E-Triage Data
• Emergency Department (ED)
• Urgent Care Centre (UC)

References 

• 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)

Term used in 

• Doupe M, Finlayson G, Khan S, Yogendran M, Schultz J, McDougall C, Kulbaba C. Supportive Housing for Seniors: Reform Implications for Manitoba's Older Adult Continuum of Care. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2016. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Garland A, Fransoo R, Olafson K, Ramsey C, Yogendran M, Chateau D, McGowan K. The Epidemiology and Outcomes of Critical Illness in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)