Paediatric triage in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorCheema, B
dc.contributor.authorStephen, C
dc.contributor.authorWestwood, A
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-28T12:43:02Z
dc.date.available2016-04-28T12:43:02Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.updated2016-04-28T12:19:46Z
dc.description.abstractReducing child mortality is a high priority in sub-Saharan Africa, and swift, appropriate triage can make an important contribution to this goal. There has been a lot of interest and work in the field of triage of sick children in South Africa over the past few years. Despite this, in many parts of South Africa no formal system for triage of children in acute and emergency settings is used. This article aims to explain some of the key paediatric triage tools being considered and developed in South Africa. The triage tools discussed are the World Health Organization Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT), the South African adaptation of this tool known as ETAT-SA, the South African Triage Scale (SATS), and the Revised Paediatric SATS (P-SATS). The article describes how they were developed and their relevance to the country.en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAJCH.585
dc.identifier.apacitationCheema, B., Stephen, C., & Westwood, A. (2013). Paediatric triage in South Africa. <i>South African Journal of Child Health</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19300en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCheema, B, C Stephen, and A Westwood "Paediatric triage in South Africa." <i>South African Journal of Child Health</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19300en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCheema, B., Stephen, C., & Westwood, A. (2013). Paediatric triage in South Africa. South African Journal of Child Health, 7(2), 43-45.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1994-3032en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Cheema, B AU - Stephen, C AU - Westwood, A AB - Reducing child mortality is a high priority in sub-Saharan Africa, and swift, appropriate triage can make an important contribution to this goal. There has been a lot of interest and work in the field of triage of sick children in South Africa over the past few years. Despite this, in many parts of South Africa no formal system for triage of children in acute and emergency settings is used. This article aims to explain some of the key paediatric triage tools being considered and developed in South Africa. The triage tools discussed are the World Health Organization Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT), the South African adaptation of this tool known as ETAT-SA, the South African Triage Scale (SATS), and the Revised Paediatric SATS (P-SATS). The article describes how they were developed and their relevance to the country. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Child Health LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 SM - 1994-3032 T1 - Paediatric triage in South Africa TI - Paediatric triage in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19300 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/19300
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.sajch.org.za/index.php/SAJCH/article/view/585
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCheema B, Stephen C, Westwood A. Paediatric triage in South Africa. South African Journal of Child Health. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19300.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDivision of Emergency Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0)*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/en_ZA
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Child Healthen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.sajch.org.za/index.php/SAJCH
dc.subject.othertriage
dc.subject.otherchildren
dc.subject.otherpaediatrics
dc.subject.otheremergency
dc.titlePaediatric triage in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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