For performing triage, the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) The process who have completed a triage-specific educational program. Competency is an ongoing validation process that is part of safe practice in the ED.
The Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is a tool for use in emergency department (ED) triage. The ESI triage algorithm yields rapid, reproducible, and clinically relevant stratification of patients into five groups, from level 1 (most urgent) to level 5 (least urgent). The ESI provides a method for categorizing ED patients by both acuity and resource needs
Illness and Injury Triage A Sample Policy for the Care of Children in the Emergency Department
To define the Triage Process for patients presenting at XYZ Medical Center’s
Emergency Department (ED).
