Table 7 Different errors regarding both levels of care and urgency (4 categories of triage), level of care alone (Emergency vs Primary care) and level of urgency alone (Level 1 vs Level 2)
Triage Category | Triage Category | Level of care | Level of urgency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 750 | N = 750 | N = 642 a | |||||||
Appropriate | Undertriage | Overtriage | Appropriate | Undertriage | Overtriage | Appropriate | Undertriage | Overtriage | |
EMS | N = 213 (28.4%) | N = 82 (10.9%) | N = 432 (57.6%) | N = 94 (12.5%) | N = 213 (33.2%) | N = 49 (7.6%) | |||
EDRC | N = 127 (16.9%) | N = 43 (5.8%) | N = 61 (8.1%) | N = 127 (19.8%) | N = 43 (6.7%) | ||||
PCPI | N = 126 (16.8%) | N = 13 (1.7%) | N = 25 (3.4%) | N = 210 (28%) | N = 14 (1.9%) | N = 126 (19.6%) | N = 25 (3.9%) | ||
PCPD | N = 47 (6.3%) | N = 13 (1.7%) | N = 47 (7.3%) | N = 12 (1.9%) | |||||
TOTAL | N = 513 (68.4%) | N = 69 (9.2%) | N = 168 (22.4%) | N = 642 (85.6%) | N = 14 (1.9%) | N = 94 (12.5%) | N = 513 (79.9%) | N = 55 (8.6%) | N = 74 (11.5%) |