Emergency triage system for children ‘a milestone’

Doctors in emergency medicine have welcomed a new children’s triage system that will be in use in all emergency departments by the end of the year.

Emergency triage system for children ‘a milestone’
Wed, 15 Jun, 2016 - 01:00
Evelyn Ring

The Irish Children’s Triage System, the first of its kind, will be launched tomorrow by the National Emergency Programme at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM) described the system as a milestone for Irish emergency medicine and nursing.

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