Safety of a modification of the triage level for febrile children 6 to 36 months old using the paediatric canadian triage and acuity scale

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-37

  Gravel, Jocelyn ^a,b   Manzano, Sergio ^a   Arsenault, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fever; Pediatric; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; URBAN AREA; CLASSIFICATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRICS;

CANADA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PEDIATRICS; TRIAGE;

EID: 47249128184     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500009982     Document Type: Article

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