[Triage clinic practice. Application of different systems of triage]

Emergency Services in Spain are suffering from a permanent increase in demand, making it difficult to fast and efficient they are required. The new situation has led to a transformation of the emergency departments with structural, organizational and functional changes, being triage system one of the key points. Triage systems are intended primarily to classify patients according to the level of urgency in order to prioritize the order of attendance, in addition to defining the most appropriate location, predict clinical outcomes and resource needs of patients, which contribute to the management of Emergency Service.

Five models are currently recognized triage with a wide deployment among countries: Australian Triage Scale, Manchester Triage System, Emergency Severity Index, Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale, and Spanish Triage System, created from the Andorran Model of Triage (MAT).

In Catalonia, we propose the implementation of a unique triage mode, MAT, and is considered a key intervention to improve the quality of care for emergencies, but from this deployment would be necessary to know if the results confirm this is a good system for managing all emergency services.

Triage has become the hallmark of the hospital Emergency department who applies. It is an objective tool used to evaluate and improve the operation of the Emergency Services.