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Form (record) · ED-FRM-003 · Version 1.0 · Approved by the ASF Expert Committee
Supports: 29.1
At a glance
- One record for each attendance, completed at triage.
- Shows the arrival time, the triage time and the category.
- Checked against the arrival time to show that triage came before waiting.
Purpose
This record shows that every arrival was triaged, with its category and time, before waiting (29.1). It is the evidence for the triage procedure ED-SOP-001.
How to complete
| Field | What to record |
| Attendance number | Unique number for the attendance |
| Arrival time | Time the patient arrived at the department |
| Triage time | Time triage started |
| Triage scale used | The recognised triage scale named in ED-SOP-001 |
| Triage category | The category given by the scale |
| Time to assessment | Time clinical assessment started, against the maximum for the category |
| Triage clinician | Name and role of the clinician who triaged |
Checks
- Triage time is recorded for every attendance.
- Triage time is not later than the time the patient started to wait.
- Time to assessment is within the maximum for the category.
Evidence
Completed records kept with each attendance for the period stated in the criterion.
Change history
| Version | Date | Change |
| 1.0 | 1 November 2026 | First version. Approved. |
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References
- WHO (2021). Emergency Triage Assessment and Treatment (ETAT): Manual for Participants. Child-specific. Child-specific; the triage scale is named by the facility.