Title: Triage systems: a review of the literature with reference to Saudi Arabia.
Authors: Qureshi, N. A.
Abstract: This review evaluates some of the international literature on triage in order to provide evidencebased data for the medical community in Saudi Arabia specifically and the Eastern Mediterranean Region in general. The aim is to encourage national health planners and decision-makers to apply formal triage systems in the emergency departments of general and specialist hospitals and other relevant health settings, including primary and psychiatric care. Research and training on triage is extremely limited in Saudi Arabia and the Region and this review highlights the need for more research on triage systems and for the inclusion of training on triage in medical education programmes.
Subjects: SAUDI Arabia; MEDICAL triage; HOSPITAL emergency services; STUDY & teaching of medicine
Publication: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 6, p690
ISSN: 1020-3397
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.26719/2010.16.6.690

Triage systems: a review of the literature with reference to Saudi Arabia.

Qureshi, N. A.