BACKGROUND: The purpose of triage is to identify patients needing immediate resuscitation, to assign patients to a pre-designed patient care area, and to initiate diagnostic/therapeutic measures as appropriate. This study aimed to use emergency severity index (ESI) in a pediatric emergency room. METHODS: From July 2006 to August 2010, a total of 21 904 patients visited the International Department of Beijing Children's Hospital. The ESI was measured by nurses and physicians, and compared using SPSS. RESULTS: Nurses of the hospital took approximately 2 minutes for triage. The results of triage made by nurses were similar to those made by doctors for ESI in levels 1-3 patients. This finding indicated that the nurses are able to identify severe pediatric cases. CONCLUSION: In pediatric emergency rooms, ESI is a suitable tool for identifying severe cases and then immediate interventions can be performed accordingly.
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大类|3 区医学
小类|3 区急救医学
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第一作者机构：[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Childrens Hosp, Int Dept, Beijing 100045, Peoples R China
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通讯机构：[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing Childrens Hosp, Int Dept, Beijing 100045, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Wang Lei,Zhou Hong,Zhu Jing-fang.Application of emergency severity index in pediatric emergency department[J].WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE.2011,2(4):279-282.doi:10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2011.04.006.
APA：
Wang, Lei,Zhou, Hong&Zhu, Jing-fang.(2011).Application of emergency severity index in pediatric emergency department.WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE,2,(4)
MLA：
Wang, Lei,et al."Application of emergency severity index in pediatric emergency department".WORLD JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2..4(2011):279-282
