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. 2022 Jul 13;211:29–36. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.06.025

Table 2.

Patient triage and management.

Triage Implication Management
Dark red Severely ill; dyspnea, respiratory rate >25/min
Pulse oximetry <90%
Pharmacists' confirmation as soon as possible, and hospital contacts and referral within 1 h
Bright red Dyspnea, respiratory rate>25/min
Pulse oximetry 90–95%
Pharmacists' confirmation as soon as possible, and hospital contacts and referrals if possible.
Oxygen concentrator and medications delivered within 4 h.
24 h telemonitoring by physicians and paramedics
Yellow Symptomatic patients with oxygen saturation of more than 95% and risk factors; age >60 years, or diseases as follows:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or other chronic lung diseases
Chronic kidney disease/cirrhosis
Cardiovascular disease, including congenital heart disease
Cerebrovascular disease
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
Obesity or bodyweight >90 kg
Immunocompromised
Pharmacists' confirmation within 2 h
Medication delivery within 6 h
Physicians followed up every day
Dark green Upper respiratory tract symptoms or feeling chest discomfort or feeling dyspnea and oxygen saturation of more than 95% Pharmacists' confirmation within 6 h
Medication delivery within 24 h
Nurses followed up every day
Medium green Other non-respiratory COVID-19 symptoms and oxygen saturation of more than 95% Pharmacists' confirmation within 6 h
Medication delivery within 24 h
Nurses/paramedics/dentists followed up every other day
Bright green Asymptomatic and oxygen saturation of more than 95% Paramedics/dentists followed up every two days
Red recovery Once red case but clinically improved Physicians followed up every day
Yellow recovery Once yellow case but clinically improved Physicians followed up every day