Investigation on accuracy of triage of the pediatric patients with rash

Objective To summarize the experience of identifying rash of the pediatric patients and improve the recognition rate of rash.Methods A total of 419 pediatric outpatients with rash were recruited.The characteristics of rash,accompanying symptoms,doctors diagnose and the status of identify triage wereanalyzed.Results The average accuracy of triage of rash Was 76.13%.11le accuracy of triage of rash in allersic skin diseases was 82.4% and in viral or bacterial infectious disases was 66.3%.The top five triage diseases were eczenma,acute urticaria,drug rash,chicken pox,hand,foot and mouth disease.Conclusions Since the pediatric patients'rash con be found in a vailety of diseases,triage nurses should carefully observe the performance and characteristics of the rash in order to prevent errors triage. Key words: Children; Rash; Triage