Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8716941 | African Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The under-triage rate observed in this study exceeds the recommended threshold of 5% and is a serious patient safety concern. However, under-triage may have been magnified by irregularities in the hospital admission process. Haphazard medical record handling, poor documentation, erroneous triage decisions, and poor rapport between nurses and physicians were the main process-related challenges that must be addressed through intensive training and improved human resource management approaches to enhance the quality of triage in the emergency centre.
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Authors
Rehab Abdelwahab, Hannah Yang, Hareya Gebremedhin Teka,