Triage Category

Change History
DSCN 2019 / 08	Emergency Department Data Set (EDDS) Revision – Phase One
DSCN (2009) 02 (W)	Emergency Department Data Set

This data item is / was included in the following data sets / collections between the dates shown:

Data Set / Collection	Valid From	Valid To
EDDS	1^st April 2009

The triage category is assigned to a patient as a result of an initial assessment by a clinical professional in an Emergency Department.

Format: 2 digit numeric

Value	Meaning	Valid From	Valid To
01	Priority One - Immediate	1^st April 2009
02	Priority Two - Very Urgent	1^st April 2009
03	Priority Three - Urgent	1^st April 2009
04	Priority Four - Standard	1^st April 2009
05	Priority Five - Non Urgent	1^st April 2009
06	See and Treat – Within 15 minutes of patient arriving at the Emergency Department	1^st October 2019