Triage - how we work out who needs healthcare and attention first and foremost

Triage is increasingly being used in healthcare outside the emergency setting to help filter urgent from non-urgent.

With the growing use of artificial intelligence, triage algorithms are becoming more reliable. I look at the pros and cons of triage from the view point of both patient and practitioner.

Links:

Triage and it’s background: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5649292/

Continuity of care: https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2468

And article on the ethics of triage:

https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/coronavirus-covid19/2020/3/31/21199721/coronavirus-covid-19-hospitals-triage-rationing-italy-new-york

Sample triage protocol: https://www.medicalprotection.org/ireland/practice-matters/may-2014/example-triage-protocol-for-non-clinical-staff

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