Table 2 Time in triage categorised according to the staff and area assigned responsibility for triaged patients.
| Type of practitioner | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ED | ENP | GP | Specialty staff | Triage—see and treat | All staff | |||
| Area responsible for the patient | ||||||||
| Majors | ||||||||
| Mean time | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.7 | |||||
| 95% CI | 4 to 5.2 | 3.6 to 7 | 4.1 to 5.2 | |||||
| n | 81 | 7 | 88 | |||||
| Minors | ||||||||
| Mean time | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.6 | |||
| 95% CI | 3.2 to 4.0 | 2.5 to 3.9 | 2 to 6 | 2–7 | 3.2 to 3.9 | |||
| n | 84 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 113 | |||
| Other area internal to the hospital | ||||||||
| Mean time | 6.6 | 6.6 | ||||||
| 95% CI | 5.3 to 7.9 | 5.3 to 7.9 | ||||||
| n | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Alternate care provider (outside the hospital) | ||||||||
| Mean time | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.3 | |||||
| 95% CI | 3.4 to 6.0 | 3.8 to 8 | 4.1 to 6.6 | |||||
| n | 9 | 10 | 19 | |||||
| Home | ||||||||
| Mean time | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||||||
| 95% CI | 3.2 to 6.4 | 3.2 to 6.4 | ||||||
| n | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| All areas | ||||||||
| Mean time | 4.1 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 95% CI | 3.8 to 4.5 | 2.5 to 3.9 | 3.4 to 5.7 | 94.8 to 6.8 | 4 to 6.5 | 4 to 4.6 | ||
| n | 165 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 247 | ||
ED, emergency department; ENP, emergency nurse practitioner; GP, general practitioner.