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Triage - how we work out who needs healthcare and attention first and foremost
Description
Triage is increasingly being used in healthcare outside the emergency setting to help filter urgent from non-urgent.
With the growing use of artificial intelligence, triage algorithms are becoming more reliable. I look at the pros and cons of triage from the view point of both patient and practitioner.
Links:
Triage and it’s background: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5649292/
Continuity of care: https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2468
And article on the ethics of triage:
Sample triage protocol: https://www.medicalprotection.org/ireland/practice-matters/may-2014/example-triage-protocol-for-non-clinical-staff
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