Search Results - "Twomey, Michele"
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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
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (12-03-2018)“…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
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-03-2012)“…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
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-12-2015)“…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
Published in African Journal of Emergency Medicine (01-09-2011)“…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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Municipal failure, unequal access and conflicts over water – A hydro-social perspective on water insecurity of rural households in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Published in Water alternatives (01-02-2021)“…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
Published in International journal of emergency medicine (11-02-2019)“…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
Published in Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (01-07-2014)“…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
Published in International emergency nursing (01-07-2012)“…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
Published in South African medical journal (01-05-2013)“…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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Community-based perceptions of emergency care in Zambian communities lacking formalised emergency medicine systems
Published in Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (01-12-2016)“…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
Published in Injury (01-01-2014)“…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
Published in Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (01-11-2012)“…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
Published in South African medical journal (01-05-2013)“…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
Published in Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (01-07-2007)“…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?
Published in BMJ global health (01-06-2017)“…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
Published in South African medical journal (01-05-2014)“…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
Published in South African medical journal (01-12-2007)“…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
Published in Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (01-11-2012)“…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
Published in Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (01-08-2012)“…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
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