The Cape Triage Score: a new triage system South Africa. Proposal from the Cape Triage Group.

S B Gottschalk, D Wood, S DeVries, L A Wallis, S Bruijns, Cape Triage Group
Author Information
  1. S B Gottschalk: Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town.

Abstract

The Cape Triage Group (CTG) convened with the intention of producing a triage system for the Western Cape, and eventually South Africa. The group includes in-hospital and prehospital staff from varied backgrounds. The CTG triage protocol is termed the Cape Triage Score (CTG), and has been developed by a multi-disciplinary panel, through best available evidence and expert opinion. The CTS has been validated in several studies, and was launched across the Western Cape on 1 January 2006. The CTG would value feedback from readers of this journal, as part of the ongoing monitoring and evaluation process.

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MeSH Term

Attitude of Health Personnel
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Service, Hospital
Emergency Treatment
Humans
Pain
South Africa
Trauma Centers
Trauma Severity Indices
Triage
Wounds and Injuries

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