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- Lei Wang, Hong Zhou, and Jing-Fang Zhu.
- International Department, Beijing Children's Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China.
- World J Emerg Med. 2011 Jan 1; 2 (4): 279-82.
BackgroundThe purpose of triage is to identify patients needing immediate resuscitation, to assign patients to a pre-designed patient care area, and to initiate diagnostic/therapeutic measures as appropriate. This study aimed to use emergency severity index (ESI) in a pediatric emergency room.MethodsFrom July 2006 to August 2010, a total of 21 904 patients visited the International Department of Beijing Children's Hospital. The ESI was measured by nurses and physicians, and compared using SPSS.ResultsNurses of the hospital took approximately 2 minutes for triage. The results of triage made by nurses were similar to those made by doctors for ESI in levels 1-3 patients. This finding indicated that the nurses are able to identify severe pediatric cases.ConclusionIn pediatric emergency rooms, ESI is a suitable tool for identifying severe cases and then immediate interventions can be performed accordingly.
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