Article
Meeting Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale benchmarks in a rural emergency department
Respecter les normes canadiennes de triage et d'évaluation de l'acuité dans un service d'urgence rural
Summer 2009
Volume 14 - Issue 3
Dean Vlachak, Ken Milne
Details
ISSN Number: 12037796
Language: English/French
Format: PDF
Pages: 14–17
Content Summary
This article examines whether a rural emergency department meets the benchmarks set by the Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS). The study finds that the rural ED successfully meets the CTAS guidelines, highlighting the challenges and adaptations necessary in rural settings.
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Rural medicinePublic healthPrimary care