But the implication now being made — that nurses are assigning lower triage scores based on a patient’s race — is serious. And dangerous.

Background: Previous studies have found that race is associated with emergency department triage scores, raising concerns about potential health care inequity. As part of a project on quality of care ...

Results: The patients with mental illness ( n = 51 381) received higher priority triage scores than other patients, regardless of crowding. The time to assessment by a physician was longer overall for ...

The data collection began in 2023, when the province's health-care system started asking patients to self-declare their racial or ethnic background as part of the hospital admission process. The ...

Different triage scores have been proposed, such as the Manchester triage system (MTS). Yet, these scores focus only on treatment priority, have suboptimal performance and lack validation in the ...

Triage protocols vs. standards of care The best case scenario is that these protocols will not need to be introduced, and it will be possible to meet all clinical needs through mobilization ...