Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 275-281, March 2007

Triage in Medicine, Part I: Concept, History, and Types

Presented at the Second Congress of Emergency Medicine, May 2004, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  • Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, MBA

      Affiliations

    • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, POB 245057, Tucson, AZ 85724; fax 520-626-2480.
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  • John C. Moskop, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and the University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, Greenville, NC.

Received 5 January 2006; received in revised form 28 March 2006, 5 April 2006 and 19 May 2006; accepted 23 May 2006. published online 11 July 2006.

This 2-article series offers a conceptual, historical, and moral analysis of the practice of triage. Part I distinguishes triage from related concepts, reviews the evolution of triage principles and practices, and describes the settings in which triage is commonly practiced. Part II identifies and examines the moral values and principles underlying the practice of triage.

 

 Supervising editor: Robert K. Knopp, MD

 Funding and support: The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

 Publication dates: Available online July 10, 2006.

PII: S0196-0644(06)00704-9

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.05.019

Refers to article:

  • Triage in Medicine, Part II: Underlying Values and Principles , 14 August 2006

    John C. Moskop, Kenneth V. Iserson
    Annals of Emergency Medicine March 2007 (Vol. 49, Issue 3, Pages 282-287)

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 275-281, March 2007