Revisions to the Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) Guidelines 2016

• Published in: Canadian journal of emergency medicine Vol. 19; no. S2; pp. S18 - S27
• Main Authors: Bullard, Michael J., Musgrave, Erin, Warren, David, Unger, Bernard, Skeldon, Thora, Grierson, Rob, van der Linde, Etienne, Swain, Janel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.07.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndromes; Ambulatory care; CAEP Position Statement/Dé Claration de L’ACMU; Canada; Complaints; Emergency medical care; Emergency Service, Hospital - standards; Emergency services; Geriatrics; Guidelines; Health services; Hospitals; Humans; Information systems; Nurses; Older people; Pain; Patient Acuity; Physicians; Pneumonia; Priorities; Revisions; Studies; Trauma; Triage - standards; Working groups; Canada; presenting complaint; education; time targets; revisions; emergency department; CTAS; CEDIS; triage

CAEP Position Statement/Dé Claration de L'ACMU INTRODUCTION The Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) was introduced in 19991after studying the successful National Triage Scale (NTS) from Australia.2The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP), National Emergency Nurses Association...