I. Introduction
II. Guidelines For Triaging And Assigning Resources
III. The ESI And Triage Standardization
1. History of the Emergency Severity Index
IV. Research On The ESI
1. Benefits of the Emergency Severity Index
V. The ESI And Pediatric Patients
1. Pediatric Triage and Age Dependent Differences
2. Standardized Approaches
3. ABCDE
4. Patient History
5. Pain in Children
6. Skin Conditions and Rashes
7. Triaging Patients Under Age One
8. Assigning ESI Levels for Pediatric Patients
9. Resource Considerations for Levels 3, 4, and 5
10. Trauma Considerations
11. Comorbid Conditions and What to Consider
VI. Pediatric Psychiatry And ESI
VII. Quality And The ESI
1. Quality Indicators for ESI Triage
2. Collecting ESI Triage Data
3. Making Improvements and Sharing Data
4. Collecting ESI Triage Examples
X. Summary