Results of Emergency Severity triage in Emergency Room, Nongphai Hospital.

Abstract

This study is a quasi-experimental research, employing a single-group pretest-posttest design, with the following objectives: 1) to evaluate the accuracy of personnel in using the trauma patient sorting model according to urgency levels in the Emergency Room, Nongphai Hospital, 2) to compare the knowledge of personnel in trauma patient sorting before and after training on urgency level assessment, 3) to compare the skills of personnel in trauma patient sorting before and after skills training on urgency level assessment and 4) to assess personnel satisfaction with the use of the urgency level-based patient sorting model. The sample group consisted of nurses, paramedics, Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians (AEMTs), and part-time nurses with triage responsibilities, totaling 19 individuals. Data analysis included descriptive statistics such as percentages, means, and standard deviations, as well as the paired t-test for comparing pre- and post-training knowledge and skills. The results of the study revealed that 1) the accuracy of urgency level assessment using the trauma patient sorting model by personnel average was 96.49%, 2) there was a statistically significant increase in knowledge post-training, with an average score of 17.74 compared to pre-training 15.11 at a significance level of (p< .05), 3) there was a statistically significant improvement in skills post-training, with an average score of 35.21 compared to pre-training 24.0 at a significance level of (p<.05) and 4) personnel satisfaction with the use of the urgency level-based patient sorting model was very high, with  satisfaction average score of 21.10.