Irish Children's Triage System: Genitourinary Problems

Parameters

Findings

Category

hemorrhage

exsanguinating

1

severe

2

moderate uncontrolled

3

other

4

none

5

abnormal vital signs

category 1

1

category 2

2

category 3

3

shock

uncompensated

1

compensated

2

none

5

Glasgow coma scale

<= 12

1

13 or 14

2

15

5

hypertension

severe

2

hypertension with significant renal history

3

none

5

pain

severe (VAS >= 7)

2

moderate (VAS 4-6)

3

mild (1 to 3)

4

none

5

duration

less than 48 hours (recent) or acute symptoms

4

> 48 hours without acute symptoms

5

history or mechanism

significant

2

inconsistent with findings

3

consistent

5

Other Parameters

Category

airway compromise

1

respiratory failure/arrest

1

currently seizing

1

temperature > 40°C

2

temperature <= 35.5°C

2

history of injury

2

priapism

2

testicular pain or swelling < 48 hours

2

scrotal trauma

2

frank hematuria

2

history of renal transplant

2

currently on dialysis

2

urinary retention

3

inguinal swelling with pain

3

penile or vaginal discharge

4

paraphimosis

4

history of vaginal bleeding

4