Triage Scale Standardization

Revised and approved by the ACEP Board of Directors June 2010
Originally approved by the ACEP Board of Directors September 2003

Joint Statement by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) believe that the quality of patient care benefits from implementing a standardized emergency department (ED) triage scale and acuity categorization process. Based on expert consensus of currently available evidence, ACEP and ENA support the adoption of a reliable, valid five-level triage scale such as the Emergency Severity Index (ESI).