The impact of adult trauma triage training on decision-making skills and accuracy of triage decision at emergency departments in Malaysia: A randomized control trial

Ghazali SA 1 , Abdullah KL 2 , Moy FM 3 , Ahmad R 4 , Hussin EOD 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Health Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia; Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: schah@usm.my
  • 2 Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: katlim@um.edu.my
  • 3 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: moyfm@ummc.edu.my
  • 4 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: rashidi@ummc.edu.my
  • 5 Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Int Emerg Nurs, 2020 07;51:100889.
PMID: 32622225 DOI: 10.1016/j.ienj.2020.100889

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Patients who visit emergency departments need to undergo a precise assessment to determine their priority and accurate triage category to ensure they receive the right treatment.

AIM: To identify the effect of triage training on the skills and accuracy of triage decisions for adult trauma patients.

METHOD: A randomized controlled trial design was conducted in ten emergency department of public hospitals. A total of 143 registered nurses and medical officer assistants who performed triage roles were recruited for the control group (n = 74) and the intervention group (n = 69). The skill and accuracy of triage decisions were measured two weeks and four weeks after the intervention group were exposed to the intervention.

RESULTS: There was a significant effect on the skill of triage decision-making between the control and the intervention group p 

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