Meeting Canadian emergency department triage and acuity scale benchmarks in a rural emergency department.

INTRODUCTION: The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) was implemented in 1999. The CTAS aims to more accurately define patients' needs for timely care and provide operating objectives to standardize this care. These objectives are not being met across Ontario. The purpose of this study was to determine if the CTAS benchmarks were being met at a rural emergency department (ED). METHODS: All ED visits to South Huron …