Safety of Triage Self-assessment Using a Symptom Assessment App for Walk-in Patients in the Emergency Care Setting: Observational Prospective Cross-sectional Study

• Main Authors: Fabienne Cotte (Author), Tobias Mueller (Author), Stephen Gilbert (Author), Bibiana Blümke (Author), Jan Multmeier (Author), Martin Christian Hirsch (Author), Paul Wicks (Author), Joseph Wolanski (Author), Darja Tutschkow (Author), Carmen Schade Brittinger (Author), Lars Timmermann (Author), Andreas Jerrentrup (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundIncreasing use of emergency departments (EDs) by patients with low urgency, combined with limited availability of medical staff, results in extended waiting times and delayed care. Technological approaches could possibly increase efficiency by providing urgency advice and symptom assessmen...