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

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## ValueSet: Australasian Triage Scale

Official URL: https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/ValueSet/australasian-triage-scale | Version: 0.4.5
Draft as of 2026-03-03 | Computable Name: AustralasianTriageScale

Australasian Triage Scale (ATS) categories used in New Zealand and Australia

References

- Urgent Care Encounter

### Logical Definition (CLD)

- Include all codes defined in `https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs`

### Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Australasian Triage Scale Code System v0.4.5 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 5 concepts

Code | System | Display | Definition
1 | https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs | Category 1 | Immediately life-threatening - Immediate simultaneous triage and treatment
2 | https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs | Category 2 | Imminently life-threatening, or important time-critical - 10 minutes
3 | https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs | Category 3 | Potentially life-threatening, potential adverse outcomes from delay > 30 min, or severe discomfort or distress - 30 minutes
4 | https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs | Category 4 | Potentially serious, or potential adverse outcomes from delay > 60 min, or significant complexity or severity, or discomfort or distress - 60 minutes
5 | https://fhir-ig.digital.health.nz/shared-care/CodeSystem/australasian-triage-scale-cs | Category 5 | Less urgent, or dealing with administrative issues only - 120 minutes

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level | A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System | The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code | The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display | The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition | An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments | Additional notes about how to use the code