Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 319-323 , August 2007

Triage Tool Inter-rater Reliability: A Comparison of Live Versus Paper Case Scenarios

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 This study was presented at the 2005 Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, May 22-25, 2005, New York, NY; the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Annual Scientific Meeting, May 30, 2005, Edmonton, Alberta; and the ENA Annual Conference, Nashville, Tenn, September 14-17, 2005.Funded by a research grant to Dr. Andrew Worster from the Hamilton Emergency Services Network, Hamilton Ontario, Canada.

 Authors' noteThis study has been published in abstract form as follows:Sardo A, Worster A, Fernandes CMB, Eva K, Upadhye S. Triage tool inter-rater reliability using live cases vs. paper case scenarios. Acad Emerg Med 2005;12:137.Worster A, Sardo A, Fernandes CMB, Eva K, Upadhye S. Triage tool inter-rater reliability using live cases vs. paper case scenarios. Can J Emerg Med 2005;7:209.Worster A, Sardo A, Fernandes C, Eva K, Upadhye S. Triage tool inter-rater reliability using live cases vs. paper case scenarios. J Emerg Nurs 2005;31:426.

PII: S0099-1767(06)00765-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2006.12.016

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 319-323 , August 2007

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