Prehospital triage tools across the world: a scoping review of the published literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Accurate triage of the undifferentiated patient is a critical task in prehospital emergency care. However, there is a paucity of literature synthesizing currently available prehospital triage tools. This scoping review aims to identify published tools used for prehospital triage globally and describe their performance characteristics.

Methods

A comprehensive search was performed of primary literature in English-language journals from 2009 to 2019. Papers included focused on emergency medical services (EMS) triage of single patients. Two blinded reviewers and a third adjudicator performed independent title and abstract screening and subsequent full-text reviews.

Results

Of 1521 unique articles, 55 (3.6%) were included in the final synthesis. The majority of

SUBMITTER: Bhaumik S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9044621 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature