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Table 1 Over- and undertriage without and with the use of TAS-Triage

From: A concept for major incident triage: full-scaled simulation feasibility study

 

Without TAS-triage

With TAS-triage

 

Overtriage

Undertriage

Overtriage

Undertriage

Course

    

1*

3/20 (15%)

1/20 (5%)

0/20 (0%)

0/20 (0%)

2

3/20 (15%)

3/20 (15%)

0/20 (0%)

0/20 (0%)

3

2/17 (11,8%)

2/17 (11,8%)

0/17 (0%)

0/17 (0%)

4

1/17 (5,9%)

3/17 (17,6%)

0/21 (0%)

0/21 (0%)

Total

9/74 (12,2%)

9/74 (12,2%)

0/78 (0%)

0/78 (0%)

  1. Note:
  2. Triage accuracy = mistriage/total patients (n)
  3. *) Simulation was conducted without paediatric mannequins/patients, but with access to Paediatric Triage Tape Stretcher