Abstract: Triage, is often one of the weakest parts of the health care system in low-income countries as compared to industrialized countries; but if well-organized it can be life-saving and cost-effective. Many hospitals in low-income countries lack a formal triage system. knowledge about triage is a key in triage decision making. Effective decision making can influence the health outcomes of presenting children. Anxious parents visiting Pediatric Emergency Services (PES) insist the management of their children first. Because of the potentiality for rapid deterioration of a child, children who require emergency life saving support are missed causing adverse effects. A descriptive design was undertaken to assess the knowledge of the nursing personnel regarding paediatric triaging in a tertiary care hospital of south India. Purposive sampling technique was employed and fifty nurses were recruited...............
Keywords; Triage knowledge, Paediatric nurses , Paediatric Emergency Services (PES), Triage scenarios
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