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Table 1 The Manchester Triage System [2]

From: Autonomic dysreflexia in a tetraplegic patient due to a blocked urethral catheter: spinal cord injury patients with lesions above T-6 require prompt treatment of an obstructed urinary catheter to prevent life-threatening complications of autonomic dysreflexia

Number

Name

Colour

Maximum waiting time (minutes)

1

Immediate

Red

0

2

Very urgent

Orange

10

3

Urgent

Yellow

60

4

Standard

Green

120

5

Non-urgent

Blue

240