Definition
The urgency of the patient's need for medical and nursing care as assessed at triage, as represented by a code.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptNon-admitted patient emergency department service episode—triage category
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Object ClassNon-admitted patient emergency department service episode
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PropertyTriage category
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Value DomainTriage category code N
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Triage category code N ".| Data Type | Number |
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| Format | N |
| Maximum character length | 1 |
| Value | Meaning | Start Date | End Date | |
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| Permissible Values | 1 | Resuscitation: immediate (within seconds) | ||
| 2 | Emergency: within 10 minutes | |||
| 3 | Urgent: within 30 minutes | |||
| 4 | Semi-urgent: within 60 minutes | |||
| 5 | Non-urgent: within 120 minutes |
Comments
Context:
Emergency department care.
Origin:
Australasian Triage Scale, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
References
The Australian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) policy on the Australian Triage Scheme is accessible at:
Australian College of Emergency Medicine 2000. Australian College of Emergency Medicine, Melbourne. Viewed 15 February 2013,
http://www.acem.org.au/media/policies_and_guidelines/
P06_Aust_Triage_Scale_-_Nov_2000.pdf
In addition, the ACEM guideline provides descriptors for the individual triage categories which can be viewed at:
Australian College of Emergency Medicine 2005. Australian College of Emergency Medicine, Melbourne. Viewed 15 February 2013,
http://www.acem.org.au/media/policies_and_guidelines/
G24_Implementation__ATS.pdf
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