Manchester Triage Scale
The Manchester Triage Scale is a method of categorising patients for medical attention based on their presentation, rather than their diagnosis. It is a system that triages patients into distinct categories, based on the severity of their presentation (Mackway-Jones, 2008). According to Cronin (2003) using a triage system “has many advantages for the emergency department including reference to a recognised decision-making structure and support in the form of a professionally accepted and validated system.”