Open Access<p>Triage Accuracy and Its Association with Patient Factors Using Emergency Severity Index: Findings from United Arab Emirates</p>
Author(s) -
Yousif AlSerkal,
Kalthoom Al-Blooshi,
Sumaya Mohamed Al-Blooshi,
Yasir Khan,
Sadaf A Naqvi,
Colin Fincham,
Noor AlMehiri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s263805
Subject(s) - triage , medicine , observational study , logistic regression , population , christian ministry , medical emergency , emergency medicine , emergency department , severity of illness , health care , environmental health , psychiatry , philosophy , theology , economics , economic growth
The Ministry of Health and Prevention of the UAE acquired an electronic medical record system (Wareed) through which they incorporated the Emergency Severity Index as the standard triaging tool. This raised the need to review population dynamics and the accuracy of triage performed by the health-care providers utilizing the tool.