Assessment of inter-observer reliability of two five-level triage and acuity scales: A randomized controlled trial

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 240-245

  Worster, Andrew ^a   Gilboy, Nicki ^b   Fernandes, Christopher M ^a   Eitel, David ^c   Eva, Kevin ^d   Geisler, Rose ^a   Tanabe, Paula ^e  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acuity; Emergency department; Randomized controlled trial; Triage

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE TRAINING; PATIENT CODING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 13244258686     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500009192     Document Type: Review

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