Emergency Medical Triage: Principles, Systems, and Clinical Decision-Making
Emergency Triage: Principles, Systems, and Clinical Decision-Making

Course Overview

This course offers specialized training that focuses on Concepts of Medical Triage As one of the main pillars in emergency departments, it aims to empower healthcare staff to Assess patients quickly and accurately. And prioritizing care based on the severity of the condition.

تغطي الدورة المفاهيم الأساسية للفرز، وتطوره التاريخي، وأنظمة الفرز العالمية المعتمدة مثل ESI and CTAS and ATS and Manchester System، إضافة إلى آليات تطبيق الفرز في الحالات الروتينية وحالات الكوارث. كما تركز على Clinical decision-making, rapid assessment, and patient flow management. Inside the emergency department.

The course content has been developed based on the latest scientific references and international standards in emergency medicine, and in alignment with practices adopted in global triage systems.

Course Objectives

General Objectives

• Enhancing healthcare practitioners' understanding of emergency medical triage concepts.
• Developing rapid assessment and clinical decision-making skills.
• Improving the quality of care delivery through the implementation of approved triage systems.

Detailed Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Defining the concept of medical triage and its importance in emergency departments.
• Reviewing the historical evolution of triage systems.
• Distinguishing between different types of triage systems (two-tiered and comprehensive).
• Understanding and applying patient acuity assessment systems.
• Familiarizing oneself with global systems, such as:
  • ESI (Emergency Severity Index)
  • CTAS (Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale)
  • ATS (Australian Triage Scale)
  • Manchester Triage System
• Systematically applying the triage process steps (assessment, interview, and vital signs).
• Conducting a rapid assessment (across-the-room assessment).
• Performing a focused clinical examination in the triage area.
• Handling special cases, such as:
  • Triage Bypass
  • Triage in Disaster
• Efficiently managing the waiting area.
• Applying medical documentation principles in triage.
• Understanding the medical team's role in the triage process.
• Recognizing the requirements and competencies of a triage practitioner.

Target audience

• Emergency physicians.
• Emergency department nurses.
• Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs).
• Civil defense and relief personnel.
• Healthcare personnel in hospitals and medical centers.
• Students of medical and health specialties.

Expected outputs

By the end of the course, the trainee will be able to:

• Implementing an effective triage system in an emergency setting.
• Accurately classifying patients based on severity.
• Making rapid and safe clinical decisions.
• Improving patient flow within the emergency department.
• Reducing wait times and improving the quality of care.
• Handling high-pressure situations and disasters efficiently.
• توثيق حالات الفرز وفق المعايير المهنية.
• Working effectively within the triage team.

Course Outline

Based on the table on the first page of the file:

• Definition of Triage
• History Review
• Triage Systems
• Triage Bypass
• Team of Triage
• Triage Acuity Rating Systems
• Triage in Disaster
• Triage Process
• Managing the Waiting Room
• Triage Telephone
• Triage Qualifications
• Triage Role

Course Accreditation

1. Jordanian Medical Council: (Sixth Session – August 10, 2025
   1.5CPD )
2. Jordanian Nursing Council: (0584/21 July 2025
   1.5 CPD )
3. Supreme Health Council: (HHC-ROOT-E-CPD607-7-25
   1CPD)