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Relation between triage level and timing of missions in Tabriz Prehospital Emergency Center
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Farzad Rahmani1    , Saeedeh Moniri2 , Arezu Nejabatian2 , Haniyeh Ebrahimi Bakhtavar3 |
1- MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emergency and Trauma Care Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2- Medical Student, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tabriz Medical Sciences Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
3- MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Tabriz Medical Sciences Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran , eb.bakhtavar@iau.ac.ir |
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Abstract
Background: Triage refers to prioritizing patients to receive medical services at the right time. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the timing of missions in pre-hospital emergency and the level of triage of patients in the pre-hospital emergency center of Tabriz.
Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, 926 emergency mission files were evaluated in the pre-hospital emergency and incident management center of Tabriz in April-September 2024. The demographic status and vital signs of the patients, mission times, triage level, and the patient's primary complaint were recorded. The relationship between the triage level and mission timing was evaluated.
Results: A total of 926 pre-hospital emergency missions were studied. The mean age of the patients was 47.48±23.98 years. In terms of gender, 595 (64.3%) patients were male and the rest were female. The most common mission was the trauma due to car accident. The median reaction time at triage levels one, two, and three was 36, 33, and 36 seconds, respectively. The median response time at triage levels one, two, and three was 573, 692, and 515 seconds, respectively. There was no statistically significant relationship between response time and triage levels (P- value= 0.389); however, there was a statistically significant relationship between response time and triage levels (P value = 0.003).
Conclusion: The results showed that triage level did not affect mission times. However, response time was within the national standard range. Relevant managers must provide necessary training to the dispatch unit staff regarding the importance of triage.
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| Keywords: Triage, Emergency medical service, Time |
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Semi-pilot: Survey/Cross Sectional/Descriptive |
Subject:
Nursing
Received: 2025/05/12 | Accepted: 2025/09/13 | Published: 2026/03/30
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