The Soterion Rapid Triage System: Evaluation of inter-rater reliability and validity

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 461-469

  Maningas, Peter A ^a   Hime, Derek A ^b   Parker, Donald E ^c   McMurry, Ted A ^b  

^a Freeman Health System Joplin   (United States)

^b St John's Hospital   (United States)

^c Applied Research Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

acuity; Soterion Rapid Triage System; triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE;

EID: 33646892581     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2005.05.037     Document Type: Article

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