PREHOSPITAL CARE

Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town

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Correspondence to:
Dr Lee A Wallis
PO Box 901, Wellington, 7654, South Africa; leewallis{at}bvr.co.za

The Cape Triage Group (CTG) convened with the intention of producing a triage system for the Western Cape, and eventually South Africa. The group includes in-hospital and prehospital staff from varied backgrounds. The CTG triage protocol is termed the Cape Triage Score (CTG), and has been developed by a multi-disciplinary panel, through best available evidence and expert opinion. The CTS has been validated in several studies, and was launched across the Western Cape on 1 January 2006.

The CTG would value feedback from readers of this journal, as part of the ongoing monitoring and evaluation process.

Keywords: Prehospital; triage

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