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An evaluation of the use of the South African Triage Scale in an urban district hospital in Durban, South Africa

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 59 , issue 4 , 2017 , pages: 133–137

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2017.1307908

Author(s): S Soogun [COR0001] , M Naidoo Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, , K Naidoo Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health,

Keywords: audit , emergency centre , South African Triage Scale

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Abstract

Background: Emergency centres in South Africa are among the busiest in the world and serve as entry points for hospital care for most of the population. The South African Triage Scale (SATS) is a validated tool introduced nationally in 2006 and intended to increase the efficiency of emergency centres through a process of prioritisation of the severely ill patient. The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of the SATS in a busy urban district hospital in Durban, South Africa.

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