The emergency department (ED) of a hospital is involved in undifferentiated resuscitation and care, thus catering to all patients regardless of the disease or condition. However, the demand always outweighs the supply. ED triage is an effective measure to deal with such a demand-supply mismatch. Triage is a meticulously structured process in which patients are categorized according to the severity of their presenting condition.
Several types of triages are followed in hospitals worldwide that best suit their resources, capacity, finances, patient load, and the skill and training level of their healthcare teams. Some of the well-known and reliable variants of the triage systems in the world are – Emergency Severity Index (ESI), Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS), Manchester Triage System (MTS), and the Australasian Triage Scale (ATS). These are five‑level triage systems based on…
