A prospective evaluation of the Cape triage score in the emergency department of an urban public hospital in South Africa

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 398-402

  Bruijns, S R ^a,b,c   Wallis, L A ^a,b   Burch, V C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 47349131214     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.051177     Document Type: Article

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