'Down-triage' for children with abnormal vital signs: evaluation of a new triage practice at a paediatric emergency department in Japan.

Takuto TakahashiNobuaki InoueNaoki ShimizuToshiro TerakawaRan D Goldman

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2016)

Modification of JTAS through 'down-triage' by experienced staff improves prediction of disposition in a PED. Further research is needed to determine an objective protocol for 'down-triage' to ensure safe practice in a PED.

Keyphrases

emergency department
primary care
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randomized controlled trial
young adults
quality improvement
intensive care unit
adverse drug
electronic health record
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