In the Irish Children's Triage System certain comorbid conditions set the floor for possible triage levels.
Triage has 5 levels from 1 (red) to 5 (blue)
Conditions which cannot be triaged as 3, 4 or 5:
(1) history of metabolic disorder
(2) sickle cell disease
(3) tracheostomy and breathing difficulties
(4) ventriculo-peritoneal shunt problems
(5) history of Kasai procedure (for biliary atresia)
Conditions which cannot be triaged as 4 or 5:
(1) airway problem or significant respiratory history
(2) history of cardiac disease
(3) history of renal disease
(4) bleeding disorder
(5) oncology patient receiving chemoradiation
(6) infant less than 3 months old
(7) immunocompromised status
