Juárez FDJ, Celorio AÁ, Maravel CP

Language: Spanish
References: 17
Page: 124-128
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ABSTRACT

Triage in the pediatric context requires a lot of clinical experience. Nowadays, there is only one validated triage scale for the use in children: The Canadian Paediatric Triage and Acuity Scale. At Star Medica Children’s Private Hospital the initial decision to attend patients in trauma-shock specific areas is empirical, and does not always reflect the actual clinical status of the patient.
Methods: Systematic revision of clinical charts of patients who were attended at trauma-shock area, then, they were classified according to the Canadian Paediatric Triage and Acuity Scale.
Results: A total of 139 charts were recorded, 51 were eligible to be classified and 88 were excluded. The patients were categorized in 3 levels: 30 patients (58.8%) were classified as level 1, 17 (33.3%) in level 2 and 4 (7.8%) in level 3.
Conclusions: It is suggested that the categorization of the patients be made in a systematic way.

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