The Toowoomba adult trauma triage tool
Project report
Title | The Toowoomba adult trauma triage tool |
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Report Type | Project report |
Authors | Hegney, Desley (Author), Wollaston, Anthony (Author), Fahey, Paul (Author), McKay, Michelle (Author), Miller, Peter (Author) and Wollaston, James (Author) |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
Number of Pages | 106 |
Year | 2003 |
Publisher | University of Southern Queensland |
Place of Publication | Toowoomba, Australia |
ISBN | 0909756775 |
Abstract | Since the introduction of the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) there has been considerable variation in its application. Improved uniformity in the application of the ATS by triage nurses is required. A reproducible, reliable and valid method to classify the illness acuity of Emergency Department patients so that a triage category 3 by one nurse means the same as a triage category 3 by another, not only in the same ED but also in another institution would be of considerable value to emergency nurses. This has been the driving motivation behind developing the Toowoomba Adult Trauma Triage Tool (TATTT). It is hoped the TATTT will support emergency nurses working in this challenging area by promoting standardisation and decreasing subjectivity in the triage decision process. |
Keywords | triage, TATTT, triage tool, ATS, Australian Triage Scale |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420501. Acute care |
420399. Health services and systems not elsewhere classified | |
320207. Emergency medicine | |
Public Notes | © 2003 Hegney, Wollaston A, Fahey, McKay, Miller, Wollaston, J. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying recording or otherwise without prior permission of copyright owner. |
Byline Affiliations | Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health |
School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
Department of Health, Queensland | |
Wollaston Consulting, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9xyz7/the-toowoomba-adult-trauma-triage-tool
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