Current trends in emergency triage in Taiwan: The five-level triage system

Journal of Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 87-91

  Chiu, Hsiou Yean ^a   Chen, Li Ching ^b   Lin, Xiu Zhu ^c   Sang, Ying Ying ^d   Kang, Qiao Juan ^b   Chao, Yann Fen C ^e,f  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emergency; Five level triage; Triage

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; REVIEW; TAIWAN;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; TAIWAN; TRIAGE;

EID: 46249109577     PISSN: 0047262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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