Background Because the volume of patient admissions to an emergency department (ED)
cannot be precisely planned, the available resources may become overwhelmed at times …

Injury is a leading cause of death globally, and organized trauma care systems have been
shown to save lives. However, even though most injuries occur in low-and middle-income …

AIM: Physiological track and trigger scores have an established role in enhancing the
detection of critical illness in hospitalized patients. Their potential to identify individuals at …

Introduction The triage nurse in the emergency centre (EC) is the first person that a patient
encounters and the triage nurses' knowledge has been cited as an influential factor in triage …

Aim To present a systematic review on the validity of triage systems for paediatric
emergency care. Methods Search in MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Latin American and …

Fifteen years ago, United Nations world leaders defined millenium development goal 4
(MDG 4): to reduce under-5-year mortality rates by two-thirds by the year 2015 …

The World Health Organization estimates injuries accounted for more than 5 million deaths
in 2004, significantly impacting the global burden of disease. Nearly 3.9 million of these …

Background. The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) is used to monitor medical
inpatients in hospitals in the developed world. The South African Triage Score (SATS) was …

Acute neurologic illnesses (ANI) contribute significantly to the global burden of disease and
cause disproportionate death and disability in low-income and middle-income countries …

Background Trauma is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs), trauma patients have a higher risk of experiencing delays to care …