The introduction of the Manchester triage scale to an emergency department in the Republic of Ireland.

Authors
Cronin, J G
Affiliation
Clinical Facilitator, Emergency Department, Cork University Hospital/Southern, Health Board, Cork, Ireland. jgcronin@eircom.net
Issue Date
2012-02-03T15:09:44Z
MeSH
Decision Making
Emergency Service, Hospital/*organization & administration
Humans
Ireland
Organizational Innovation
Triage/*methods/*organization & administration

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Citation
Accid Emerg Nurs. 2003 Apr;11(2):121-5.
Journal
Accident and emergency nursing
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/209006
PubMed ID
12633631
Abstract
Triage is an integral part of the modern emergency department. The use of a recognised triage system has many advantages for the emergency department including reference to a recognised decision-making structure and support in the form of a professionally accepted and validated system. As part of a programme of internal change the Manchester triage system (MTS) was introduced to an emergency department in the Republic of Ireland. This article outlines the introduction of this method of triage and cites the domestic and international drivers of the change.
Language
eng
ISSN
0965-2302 (Print)
0965-2302 (Linking)
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