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Municipal failure, unequal access and conflicts over water – A hydro-social perspective on water insecurity of rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Lebek, Karen, Twomey, Michèle, Krueger, Tobias

“…Despite South Africa’s modern water legislation and commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, over three million South Africans, most of whom live in…”
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Implementation and performance of the South African Triage Scale at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya by Wangara, Ali A., Hunold, Katherine M., Leeper, Sarah, Ndiawo, Frederick, Mweu, Judith, Harty, Shaun, Fuchs, Rachael, Martin, Ian B. K., Ekernas, Karen, Dunlop, Stephen J., Twomey, Michèle, Maingi, Alice W., Myers, Justin Guy

“…Introduction Triage protocols standardize and improve patient care in accident and emergency departments (A&Es). Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the largest…”
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Evaluating the construct of triage acuity against a set of reference vignettes developed via modified Delphi method by Twomey, Michèle, Wallis, Lee A, Myers, Jonathan E

“…To evaluate the construct of triage acuity as measured by the South African Triage Scale (SATS) against a set of reference vignettes. A modified Delphi method…”
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The South African Triage Scale (adult version) provides reliable acuity ratings by Twomey, Michèle, Wallis, Lee A., Thompson, Mary Lou, Myers, Jonathan E.

“…To estimate the inter- and intra-rater reliability of triage ratings on Emergency Centre patients by South African nurses and doctors using the South African…”
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Vital signs for children at triage: a multicentre validation of the revised South African Triage Scale (SATS) for children by Twomey, M, Cheema, B, Buys, H, Cohen, K, de Sa, A, Louw, P, Ismail, M, Finlayson, H, Cunningham, C, Westwood, A

“…To validate a revised version of the paediatric South African Triage Scale (SATS) against admission as a reference standard and compare the sensitivity of…”
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Strengthening Emergency Care Systems to Mitigate Public Health Challenges Arising from Influxes of Individuals with Different Socio-Cultural Backgrounds to a Level One Emergency Center in South East Europe by Twomey, Michèle, Šijački, Ana, Krummrey, Gert, Welzel, Tyson, Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K, Ercegovac, Marko

“…Emergency center visits are mostly unscheduled, undifferentiated, and unpredictable. A standardized triage process is an opportunity to obtain real-time data…”
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The South African triage scale (adult version) provides valid acuity ratings when used by doctors and enrolled nursing assistants by Michèle Twomey, Lee A. Wallis, Mary Lou Thompson, Jonathan E. Myers

“…Objective: To estimate the validity of triage ratings by South African nurses and doctors with training and practical experience using the South African Triage…”
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Developing a reference standard for assessing paediatric triage scales in resource poor settings by Mohammed Dalwai, Katie Tayler-Smith, Michele Twomey, Lee Wallis

“…One of the main challenges for emergency healthcare services in low to middle income countries (LMICs) is limited capacity to deal with heavy emergency…”
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Inter-rater reliability of the South African Triage Scale: Assessing two different cadres of health care workers in a real time environment by Michèle Twomey, Angela de Sá, Lee A. Wallis, Jonathan E. Myers

“…Objective: To estimate the inter-rater reliability of triage ratings within individual cadres of health care workers (HCWs) and between different cadres of…”
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Community-based perceptions of emergency care in Zambian communities lacking formalised emergency medicine systems by Broccoli, Morgan C, Cunningham, Charmaine, Twomey, Michele, Wallis, Lee A

“…In Zambia, an increasing burden of acute illness and injury emphasised the necessity of strengthening the national emergency care system. The objective of this…”
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A strategy to implement and support pre-hospital emergency medical systems in developing, resource-constrained areas of South Africa by Sun, Jared H, Shing, Rachel, Twomey, Michele, Wallis, Lee A

“…Abstract Resource-constrained countries are in extreme need of pre-hospital emergency care systems. However, current popular strategies to provide pre-hospital…”
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Emergency triage, assessment and treatment at a district hospital in Malawi by Harrison, Hooi-Ling, Raghunath, Nigel, Twomey, Michele

“…Rumphi District Hospital in Northern Malawi had no emergency triage, assessment or treatment system for the over 5 year olds. Eighty healthcare workers were…”
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Triage - keep it simple, swift, safe and scientific : correspondence by Wallis, Lee A., Tuffin, Heather, Twomey, Michele

“…In her editorial, Molyneux joins with the authors of 'An adapted triage tool (ETAT) at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital Medical Emergency Unit, Cape…”
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Limitations in validating emergency department triage scales by Twomey, Michele, Wallis, Lee A, Myers, Jonathan E

“…Objective: To examine whether current validation methods of emergency department triage scales actually assess the instrument’s validity. Methods: Optimal…”
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Is the South African Triage Scale valid for use in Afghanistan, Haiti and Sierra Leone? by Dalwai, Mohammed, Valles, Pola, Twomey, Michele, Nzomukunda, Yvonne, Jonjo, Prince, Sasikumar, Manoj, Nasim, Masood, Razaaq, Abdul, Gayraud, Olivia, Jecrois, Pierre Ronald, Wallis, Lee, Tayler-Smith, Katie

“…ObjectiveTo assess the validity of the South African Triage Scale (SATS) in four Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-supported emergency departments (ED, two…”
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Reliability and accuracy of the South African Triage Scale when used by nurses in the emergency department of Timergara Hospital, Pakistan by Dalwai, Mohammed Khan, Twomey, Michele, Maikere, Jacob, Said, Shujaat, Wakeel, Muhammed, Jemmy, Jean-Paul, Valles, Pola, Tayler-Smith, Katie, Wallis, Lee, Zachariah, Rony

“…Triage is one of the core requirements for the provision of effective emergency care and has been shown to reduce patient mortality. However, in low- and…”
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Workload and casemix in Cape Town emergency departments by WALLIS, Lee A, TWOMEY, Michele

“…Little is known about the nature of patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in South Africa. This study aimed to provide evidence on ED usage in…”
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The need for a usable assessment tool to analyse the efficacy of emergency care systems in developing countries: proposal to use the TEWS methodology by Sun, Jared H, Twomey, Michele, Tran, Jeffrey, Wallis, Lee A

“…Ninety percent of emergency incidents occur in developing countries, and this is only expected to get worse as these nations develop. As a result, governments…”
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The Princess Marina Hospital accident and emergency triage scale provides highly reliable triage acuity ratings by Twomey, Michele, Mullan, Paul C, Torrey, Susan B, wallis, Lee, Kestler, Andrew

“…To determine the interrater reliability of triage acuity ratings by healthcare workers (HCW) using a previous triage system (PTS) and the Princess Marina…”
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Triage--keep it simple, swift, safe and scientific by Twomey, Michele, Tuffin, Heather, Wallis, Lee A

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