An emergency department (ED) is a complex scene where various diseases and processes are intertwined. Annually, over 4.8 million patients visit EDs in Korea, and 137.8 million visit EDs in the United States [1,2]. Moreover, the number of patients and the severity of their complaints are increasing due to aging of the population and advances in emergency medicine [3]. When resources are not sufficient, the increased load on EDs results in a poor quality of care, which leads to a suboptimal outcome [4]. Triage systems have been developed where demand is greater than supply [5]. The purpose of triage in an ED is to prioritize patients to allocate clinical resources as beds
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