How to triage patients in the emergency department

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Learn about the steps to take and the scales and algorithms used when triaging a patient in the emergency department.

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This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

Authors

Hugh Gorick

Postgraduate researcher, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England.

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