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