Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Shared Care FHIR API
0.4.5 - release

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## : Australasian Triage Scale Code System - JSON Representation

Draft as of 2026-03-03

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    {
      "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
      "id" : "australasian-triage-scale-cs",
      "text" : {
        "status" : "generated",
        "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem australasian-triage-scale-cs</b></p><a name=\"australasian-triage-scale-cs\"> </a><a name=\"hcaustralasian-triage-scale-cs\"> </a><p>This case-sensitive code system <code>https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">1<a name=\"australasian-triage-scale-cs-1\"> </a></td><td>Category 1</td><td>Immediately life-threatening - Immediate simultaneous triage and treatment</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">2<a name=\"australasian-triage-scale-cs-2\"> </a></td><td>Category 2</td><td>Imminently life-threatening, or important time-critical - 10 minutes</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">3<a name=\"australasian-triage-scale-cs-3\"> </a></td><td>Category 3</td><td>Potentially life-threatening, potential adverse outcomes from delay &gt; 30 min, or severe discomfort or distress - 30 minutes</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">4<a name=\"australasian-triage-scale-cs-4\"> </a></td><td>Category 4</td><td>Potentially serious, or potential adverse outcomes from delay &gt; 60 min, or significant complexity or severity, or discomfort or distress - 60 minutes</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">5<a name=\"australasian-triage-scale-cs-5\"> </a></td><td>Category 5</td><td>Less urgent, or dealing with administrative issues only - 120 minutes</td></tr></table></div>"
      },
      "url" : "https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs",
      "version" : "0.4.5",
      "name" : "AustralasianTriageScaleCS",
      "title" : "Australasian Triage Scale Code System",
      "status" : "draft",
      "date" : "2026-03-03T21:51:04+00:00",
      "publisher" : "Te Whatu Ora",
      "contact" : [
        {
          "name" : "Te Whatu Ora",
          "telecom" : [
            {
              "system" : "url",
              "value" : "https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "name" : "Te Whatu Ora Integration Team",
          "telecom" : [
            {
              "system" : "email",
              "value" : "integration@tewhatuora.govt.nz",
              "use" : "work"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "description" : "Code system for Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) categories",
      "jurisdiction" : [
        {
          "coding" : [
            {
              "system" : "urn:iso:std:iso:3166",
              "code" : "NZ",
              "display" : "New Zealand"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "caseSensitive" : true,
      "content" : "complete",
      "count" : 5,
      "concept" : [
        {
          "code" : "1",
          "display" : "Category 1",
          "definition" : "Immediately life-threatening - Immediate simultaneous triage and treatment"
        },
        {
          "code" : "2",
          "display" : "Category 2",
          "definition" : "Imminently life-threatening, or important time-critical - 10 minutes"
        },
        {
          "code" : "3",
          "display" : "Category 3",
          "definition" : "Potentially life-threatening, potential adverse outcomes from delay > 30 min, or severe discomfort or distress - 30 minutes"
        },
        {
          "code" : "4",
          "display" : "Category 4",
          "definition" : "Potentially serious, or potential adverse outcomes from delay > 60 min, or significant complexity or severity, or discomfort or distress - 60 minutes"
        },
        {
          "code" : "5",
          "display" : "Category 5",
          "definition" : "Less urgent, or dealing with administrative issues only - 120 minutes"
        }
      ]
    }