The cape triage score: a new triage system South Africa. Proposal from the cape triage group

• Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 149 - 153
• Main Authors: Gottschalk, S B, Wood, D, DeVries, S, Wallis, L A, Bruijns, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine 01.02.2006; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Group
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Attitude of Health Personnel; Colleges & universities; Emergency medical care; Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration; Emergency Service, Hospital - organization & administration; Emergency Treatment - methods; HIV; Hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Illnesses; Injuries; Murders & murder attempts; Pain - etiology; Prehospital; Prehospital Care; South Africa; Trauma Centers; Trauma Severity Indices; triage; Triage - methods; Tuberculosis; Wounds and Injuries - etiology; Wounds and Injuries - therapy; South Africa
• ISSN: 1472-0205; 1472-0213
• DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.028332

The Cape Triage Group (CTG) convened with the intention of producing a triage system for the Western Cape, and eventually South Africa. The group includes in-hospital and prehospital staff from varied backgrounds. The CTG triage protocol is termed the Cape Triage Score (CTG), and has been developed by a multi-disciplinary panel, through best available evidence and expert opinion. The CTS has been validated in several studies, and was launched across the Western Cape on 1 January 2006. The CTG would value feedback from readers of this journal, as part of the ongoing monitoring and evaluation process.