Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Multicenter Study
Reliability and validity of the Manchester Triage System in a general emergency department patient population in the Netherlands: results of a simulation study.
To assess the reliability and validity of the Manchester Triage System (MTS) in a general emergency department patient population. ⋯ Inter-rater reliability is "moderate" to "substantial" and test-retest reliability is high. The reliability of the MTS is not influenced by nurses' work experience. Undertriage mainly occurs in the MTS categories orange and yellow. The MTS is more sensitive for children who need immediate or urgent care than for other patients in the emergency department.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Emergency department staffing in England and Wales, April 2007.
To determine medical and nursing staffing levels in emergency departments in England and Wales. ⋯ There is great variability in staffing numbers in similar-sized departments, and most departments are understaffed in comparison with the recommendations of the British Association for Emergency Medicine to achieve the 4 h target at the 90% level.