ViEWS from the prehospital perspective: a comparison with a prehospital score to triage categorisation in the emergency department.
Irish Medical Journal · 2016-06-10 · Method & validation
Abstract
This aim of this observ estigate how the recently introduced National Early Warning Score (ViEWS) applied in the prehospital setting (Ph-ViEWS) compares with the Manchester Triage System (MTS) used in most Emergency Departments (ED) in Ireland. 386 patients fitted the inclusion criteria of which 272 (69%) had a complete set of values. Of 272 MTS 1 and 2 patients, only 114 (42%) had a Ph-ViEWS ⋝7. This study found that a substantial number of patients deemed urgent at the time of triage do not have elevated Ph-ViEWS.