Table 1 Triage priority levels among the entire population (n = 6368) by pediatric disciplines, and selected ESSa codes, bICD-10 diagnoses and selected procedure codes
From: A validity study of the rapid emergency Triage and treatment system for children
Triage priority ratings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Red | Orange | Yellow | Green | Total N | |
Entire population (%) | 586 (9) | 2179 (34) | 2397 (38) | 1206 (19) | 6368 |
Pediatric Medicine (%) | 538 (11) | 1628 (34) | 1688 (36) | 873 (19) | 4727 |
Child Surgery* (%) | 28 (3) | 339 (36) | 426 (45) | 162 (17) | 955 |
Child Neurosurgery* (%) | 6 (2) | 94 (27) | 154 (44) | 97 (28) | 351 |
Child Orthopedics* (%) | 13 (4) | 105 (35) | 116 (39) | 66 (22) | 300 |
Child Ear-Nose-Throat (%) | 1 (3) | 12 (39) | 12 (39) | 6 (19) | 31 |
Child Ophthalmology (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) | 4 |
ESS-codes | |||||
Airway problem (104 + 144) (%) | 300 (17) | 684 (39) | 584 (33) | 186 (11) | 1754 |
Abdominal pains (106) (%) | 29 (3) | 311 (31) | 483 (48) | 184 (18) | 1007 |
Vomiting and diarrhea (110) (%) | 15 (3) | 172 (34) | 177 (35) | 146 (29) | 510 |
Head injury (130) (%) | 8 (3) | 61 (20) | 142 (47) | 93 (31) | 304 |
Headache (119) (%) | 2 (2) | 71 (53) | 24 (18) | 36 (27) | 133 |
Other ESS-codes (%) | 232 (9) | 880 (33) | 987 (37) | 1206 (19) | 2660 |
ICD-10 Diagnoses | |||||
Lower respiratory tract infectionsc (%) | 237 (24) | 414 (42) | 268 (27) | 74 (8) | 993 |
Upper respiratory tract infectionsd (%) | 89 (9) | 344 (36) | 368 (39) | 148 (16) | 949 |
Abdominal pain (R10) (%) | 5 (2) | 80 (24) | 181 (54) | 70 (21) | 336 |
Acute appendicitis (%) (K35) (%) | 3 (3) | 35 (29) | 73 (61) | 9 (8) | 120 |
Concussion (S06) (%) | 5 (2) | 39 (16) | 122 (50) | 80 (33) | 246 |
Infectious gastroenteritise (%) | 10 (2) | 160 (36) | 152 (34) | 122 (28) | 444 |
Other ICD-10 diagnoses (%) | 235 (8) | 1057 (35) | 1125 (37) | 636 (21) | 3053 |
Procedure codes | |||||
JEA: Appendectomy (%) | 3 (3) | 34 (29) | 70 (60) | 9 (8) | 116 |
GXAV: Assisted ventilation (%) | 21 (55) | 13 (34) | 4 (11) | 0 (0) | 38 |
Hospitalizedf | |||||
Entire population (%) | 405 (13) | 1254 (41) | 1046 (34) | 382 (12) | 3087 |
Pediatric Medicine (%) | 369 (17) | 881 (41) | 660 (30) | 261 (12) | 2171 |
Surgeryg (%) | 25 (4) | 274 (38) | 328 (46) | 90 (13) | 717 |
Long hospital stayh,i | |||||
Entire population (%) | 244 (17) | 647 (45) | 424 (29) | 138 (10) | 1453 |
Pediatric Medicine (%) | 231 (21) | 470 (43) | 287 (26) | 107 (10) | 1095 |
Surgeryg (%) | 7 (3) | 113 (48) | 101 (43) | 16 (7) | 237 |
Referral to PICUj,k | |||||
Entire population (%) | 45 (43) | 43 (41) | 15 (14) | 3 (3) | 106 |
Pediatric Medicine (%) | 43 (47) | 35 (38) | 13 (14) | 1 (1) | 92 |
Surgeryf (%) | 2 (15) | 7 (54) | 2 (15) | 2 (15) | 13 |