Psychiatric Emergency Triage in Iran; the Need for a Specific Tool

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma

Mohammad Reza Sheikhy-Chaman¹  Amin Daemi¹ 

[1] Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

关键词: Triage;    Psychiatry;    Emergency;   

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学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Within the hospital emergency department (ED) the triage is a process for sorting the visitors with the aim of identifying those patients who cannot wait safely [1]. Thus accurate triage of the ED visitors has an undeniable role in patient safety [2]. Several triage systems have been developed and used in hospital EDs around the world [3]. In Iran the Emergency Severity Index- ESI triage system is recommended by the Ministry of Health to be used in hospital EDs [4]. The system is a 5-level triage scale first developed in US. Although it includes examples of mental health problems, it is originally developed for use of general hospitals. The ESI 1 category is devoted to those who need a life-saving intervention. Patients of ESI 2 category are those who had high-risk situation or their vital signs are at danger zone. Categories of 3, 4 and 5 are assigned to the patients based on predicted need for resources such as consultation, lab test and graphs [5].

【 授权许可】

CC BY