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Triage Overview

Triage has evolved over time to meet the needs of different healthcare fields, resulting in various models adapted to each scenario:

Hospital Triage: Occurs in hospitals and emergency rooms, prioritizing patients based on urgency to optimize resources and professionals' time.

Clinical Triage: Assesses the patient's overall health, which may include preventive exams and the selection of organ, bone marrow, and blood donors.

Psychological Triage: Analyzes patients seeking psychological or psychiatric care, identifying symptoms, causes, and the best treatment approach.

Ambulatory Triage: Applied in low-complexity care, organizing consultations and directing patients to the appropriate professionals.

Project Focus: Hospital Triage​

The primary goal of triage is to prioritize patient care based on the severity of their condition, ensuring that the most urgent cases receive treatment first.

Frequently Asked Questions and Key Information Collected in Current Hospital Triage​

Hospital triage is currently conducted through manual interaction between a pharmacist and the patient.

Personal Information and Identification​

Both personal data, such as name, CPF (Brazilian ID number), etc., and health insurance details, including a registration number. With the registration number, other data could be retrieved from the patient’s account. (Idea: The first input field should be the registration number, and personal data should be retrieved and displayed automatically.)

Chief Complaint​

  • What is the reason for your visit to the hospital?
  • How long have the symptoms been present?
  • How did the symptoms initially appear?

Medical History​

  • Do you have any pre-existing medical conditions?
  • Are you currently taking any medication?
  • Do you have any known allergies?
  • Have you ever been hospitalized or undergone surgery?

Current Symptoms​

  • Where is the pain located?
  • How would you describe the pain (burning, stabbing, continuous)?
  • What is the intensity of the pain on a scale of 0 to 10?
  • Does the pain radiate to other parts of the body?
  • What relieves or worsens the pain?

Vital Signs​

  • Blood pressure
  • Heart rate
  • Body temperature
  • Respiratory rate

Other Relevant Aspects​

  • Are you pregnant? (for women)
  • Do you use substances such as alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs?
  • Have you recently been in contact with a sick person or traveled to areas with disease outbreaks?

General Questions for the Project​

A filter of the most important questions to be asked to all patients before personalized questions are generated by the model. Each question has its own possible alternatives.

1. What is the main reason for your visit to the hospital?​

  • Pain
  • Fever
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Other

2. How long have the symptoms been present?​

  • Less than 2 hours
  • Between 2 and 24 hours
  • Between 1 and 7 days
  • More than a week

3. How intense is your pain right now?​

  • No pain
  • Mild pain
  • Moderate pain
  • Severe pain
  • Unbearable pain

4. Do you have any pre-existing medical conditions?​

  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
  • Heart problems
  • None of the above

5. Are you currently taking any medication?​

  • Yes (If yes, please list the medications)
  • No

6. Do you have any known allergies?​

  • None
  • Medications (If yes, please list the medications)
  • Foods (If yes, please list the foods)
  • Other (If other, please specify)

7. Are you pregnant or suspect you might be?​

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not applicable

8. Do you use any of the following substances?​

  • Alcohol
  • Tobacco
  • Recreational drugs
  • None of the above

9. Have you recently been in contact with a sick person or traveled to areas with disease outbreaks?​

  • Yes
  • No