https://doi.org/10.4081/ecj.2024.12920
Bridging language barriers by implementing a translated-based triage scale manual into the mother tongue language: a tool for strengthening emergency care
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Published: 26 September 2024
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Emergency Medicine (EM) is a promising novel specialization in Greece. EM is a young but fast-developing field that should benefit by adopting and incorporating elements from countries where the specialization is already well-established. The first and most crucial stage in every overcrowded Emergency Department (ED) is triage, namely the process by which patients are categorized according to their clinical severity. In a recent study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of triage training of Emergency Nurses (ENs) in the use of the Swiss Triage System (STS) manual translated into Greek, after an intervention of one week. [...]
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