AI in Emergency Medicine Triage: Ethics and Humanism
Authored by: Shree Manivel Art by: Priscilla Liu In emergency departments nationwide, artificial intelligence (AI) is quietly reshaping patient care. The emergency department (ED) is a uniquely high-pressure environment where clinicians must decide, often within minutes, who is seen first. AI-based triage systems are emerging as tools to assist in those decisions. These systems can analyze vital signs, laboratory results, and electrocardiograms (ECGs) to identify patients who require...