Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—triage category, code N

This triage classification is to be used in the emergency departments of hospitals. Patients will be triaged into one of five categories on the National Triage Scale according to the triageur's response to the question: 'This patient should wait for medical care no longer than ...?'.

The triage category is allocated by an experienced registered nurse or medical practitioner. If the triage category changes, both triage categories can be captured, but the original category must be reported in this data element.

Has been superseded by Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—triage category, code N Health, Superseded 30/01/2012

Supersedes Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—triage category, code N Health, Superseded 22/12/2009

Non-admitted patient emergency department care NMDS 2010-11 Health, Superseded 18/01/2011