The overall concordance of triage level between emergency medical technicians, triage nurses and instructor

Abstract

Background and Objective : Triage is essential for classification of patients in order to providing the best treatment and their transport to medical centers. The concordance of triage level between emergency medical technicians and triage nurses increases the accuracy and reduce of delivery time of patients, however the results of some studies demonstrated the poor triage of patients. This study was conducted aimed to determine the overall concordance of triage level between emergency medical technicians, triage nurses and instructor.