Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Shared Care FHIR API
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CodeSystem: Australasian Triage Scale Code System

Official URL: https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs Version: 0.4.2
Draft as of 2025-09-24 Computable Name: AustralasianTriageScaleCS

Code system for Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) categories

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
1 Category 1 Immediately life-threatening - Immediate simultaneous triage and treatment
2 Category 2 Imminently life-threatening, or important time-critical - 10 minutes
3 Category 3 Potentially life-threatening, potential adverse outcomes from delay > 30 min, or severe discomfort or distress - 30 minutes
4 Category 4 Potentially serious, or potential adverse outcomes from delay > 60 min, or significant complexity or severity, or discomfort or distress - 60 minutes
5 Category 5 Less urgent, or dealing with administrative issues only - 120 minutes