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Why don't they categorise people into priorities so someone comes in with a broken arm, they get seen faster than someone with a graze? Perhaps this could be s
by antihero 14y ago
Why don't they categorise people into priorities so someone comes in with a broken arm, they get seen faster than someone with a graze?
Perhaps this could be solved algorithmically.
- DanBC 14y agoThey do triage. But someone with a broken arm is in a lot of pain; someone with X is at risk of death. And if you have people that need to be triaged that's one less nurse for treatment (because they're triaging) and the triage queue gets long. And the people with a graze are likely to have to wait a very long time, because (for some reason) it's not acceptable to tell people to go and see someone more appropriate. These people also count against the hospital for the 4 hour wait limit for A&E patients.