FMTS: A fuzzy implementation of the Manchester triage system

Author

Cremeens, Matthew ; Khorasani, Elham S.

Author_Institution

Univ. of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, IL, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

24-26 June 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

The Manchester triage System is an algorithmic standard designed to aid the triage nurse in choosing an appropriate triage category using a five-point scale. Many of the terms used in the Manchester triage algorithm to describe patients´ symptoms and their urgency levels are imprecise and overlap, making the system a good candidate for fuzzy modeling. The paper develops a dynamic fuzzy triage system based on the Manchester triage algorithm. The system serves as a decision aid for the triage nurse while allowing medical experts to configure the meaning of the linguistic terms using a fuzzy mouse.

Keywords

fuzzy reasoning; medical computing; FMTS; Manchester triage system; algorithmic standard; decision aid; dynamic fuzzy inference system; dynamic fuzzy triage system; five-point scale; fuzzy implementation; fuzzy modeling; fuzzy mouse; linguistic terms; patient symptoms; triage category; triage nurse; Fuzzy logic; Graphical user interfaces; History; Injuries; Knowledge acquisition; Pragmatics; Standards;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century (21CW), 2014 IEEE Conference on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NORBERT.2014.6893888

Filename

6893888