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NCT Number: NCT02559531

Reliability of the Swiss Emergency Triage Scale (SETS®) Used by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Providers

The Swiss Emergency Triage Scale (SETS) in used for triage in emergency departments in Switzerland, France and Belgium. No validated triage scale is actually used by Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers. The objective of this project is to evaluate the reliability and performance of triage by EMS providers with the SETS.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergency Medical Services Triage

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

ED of Geneva University Hospitals

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

About this study

The Swiss Emergency Triage Scale (SETS) in used for triage in emergency departments in Switzerland, France and Belgium. No validated triage scale is actually used by EMS providers. The objective of this project is to evaluate the reliability and performance of triage by EMS providers with the SETS.

In order to perform this evaluation a cohort of 22 EMS providers will evaluate 28 standardized clinical scenarios using a computer simulator.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All EMS providers employed by a private ambulance company in the State of Geneva, Switzerland

Exclusion criteria

  • Not giving informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Mobile triage system

Device

A mobile triage system used by EMS providers will be evaluated using standardized clinical vignettes

Primary outcomes

  1. Emergency level (1 to 4) accordingly to the SETS

    Time frame: 1 day: all computeriez vignettes will be evaluated during a one-day session in November 2015.

    Each participant will attribute an emergency level (1 to 4) to all clinical vignettes accordingly to SETS criteria. Reliability will be evaluated by computing inter-rater reliability using Kappa statistics.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Correct emergency triage level identification

    Time frame: 1 day: all computeriez vignettes will be evaluated during a one-day session in November 2015.

    Triage levels attributed by EMS providers will be compared with triage levels attributed by experts

  2. Proper orientation

    Time frame: 1 day: all computeriez vignettes will be evaluated during a one-day session in November 2015.

    At the end of triage process, EMS providers have to decide in which hospitals the patients should be admitted. These orientations given by EMS providers will be compared with orientations attributed by experts

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Geneva

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Sep 24, 2015
Registry last updated
Dec 28, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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