Emergency department triage: an ethical analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emergency departments across the globe follow a triage system in order to cope with overcrowding. The intention behind triage is to improve the emergency care and to prioritize cases in terms of clinical urgency.</p> <p>D...

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Main Authors: Gastmans Chris, Aacharya Ramesh P, Denier Yvonne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-227X/11/16