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This study aims to assess public knowledge of the emergency department triage system and its impact on non-urgent ED utilization.

Public Knowledge of Emergency Department Triage and Its Association with Non-Urgent Emergency Care Utilization

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Cross-sectional study assesses public knowledge of ED triage and its impact on non-urgent care utilization in Jeddah.

This study aims to assess public knowledge of the emergency department triage system and its impact on non-urgent ED utilization.
Conducted a cross-sectional study in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, using a bilingual online questionnaire.
Assessed sociodemographic characteristics, triage knowledge, and healthcare-seeking behavior.
Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics and chi-square tests with significance set at p < 0.05.
69.1% of participants demonstrated adequate knowledge of the ED triage system.
Despite this knowledge, 75.1% did not contact a primary healthcare center before visiting the ED.
Triage knowledge did not significantly influence primary care utilization behaviors.

Alamoudi et al. (2026) studied this question.

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