This nurse will ask you questions about your illness or injury, and questions such as what medications you are taking at home, what you are allergic to, and who your family doctor is. This is called triage .
Triage is done so that the most acutely ill and injured patients are seen by the physician first.
It is often difficult for patients to remember the exact names and dosages of the medications they are on. It will be helpful if you can bring the medications or a list of the medications you are on at home with you to the Emergency Department. After you are seen by the triage nurse, our registration staff will ask you for information about yourself such as your full name, address, phone number, and name of someone to contact in an emergency. Registration is necessary for the purpose of creating a record of your visit. It is very important that you give the registration staff correct information.