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Table 1 NTS levels of urgency

From: Accuracy of telephone triage in patients suspected of transient ischaemic attack or stroke: a cross-sectional study

NTS Urgency level

Definition

Response time

Medical help

U0 – Resuscitation

Loss of vital functions

Immediately

Ambulance

U1 – Life threatening

Unstable vital functions

Within 15 min

Ambulance

U2 – Emergent

Vital functions in danger or organ damage

As soon as possible, within 1 h

Home visit by GP or appointment at OHS-PC

U3 – Urgent

Possible risk of damage, human reasons

A few hours (< 3 h)

Home visit by GP or appointment at OHS-PC

U4 – Non-urgent

Marginal risk of damage

24 h

Appointment at OHS-PC or telephone advice

U5 – Advice

No risk of damage

Advice, no time related

Telephone advice

  1. GP General Practitioner, NTS Netherlands Triage Standard, OHS-PC Out-Of-Hours Services in Primary Care