The current triage systems are somehow one-sized-fits it all in their design (Veenema,2007).He points out that the main problem with the existing triage methodologies is the fact that they are not tailored for all situations such as weapons victims but are just normal pediatric scenarios. This therefore means that some of the components of the various triage systems are most likely to fail under certain circumstances as a result of the disparity in the physiological baselines used in coining the various triage systems.Veenema then ponders if the solution tom these dilemmas are held in the coining and adoption of a universal triage system. Questions

The research questions that are to be used as the basis of forming hypothesis for the research they are:

Hypothesis 1: Does the use a universal triage system lead to a general ease in the rate casualty handling in unprecedented cross-border clinical emergencies

Hypothesis 2: Does the universal triage system lead to better universal health care ?

Time table:

Proposal to be accomplished by the 2nd week.

Literature review to be finished by the end of the 3rd week.

Fieldwork to be executed by the end of the 5th week.

Analysis to be done by the end of the 6th week.

Presentation to be accomplished by end of the 7th week.

Final report to be done by the 8th wee

Research Methodology

Research design

The research is to be carried out by means of the "quick and dirty" method as postulated by (Hughes et al., 1994).This was on the basis of various field observations, conversations (formal ) and interviews. Some notes are to be taken in the process of recording the conversations .The interviews are to be carried out individually in special rooms in order to ascertain the privacy as well as confidentiality.

Data Collection

The data is to be collected by means of observatory recording as well as recording of the relevant information obtained in the few test of the universal triage system applications in emergency scenarios.

Data Analysis

The data is to be analyzed by means of appropriate statistical techniques

Ethical considerations

There are various ethical considerations to be considered while conducting this research. The main one is the confidentiality of the details obtained from the research findings.

Limitation...

This is because we are exploring a frontier which has not been widely explored.The other limitation is the lack of adequate time to conclusively execute the research
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