Triage
A research copilot that listens to your triage interview, builds a structured summary for the receiving doctor, and flags warning signs that should not be missed.
Triage does not make medical decisions. Your nurse and doctor do. This tool is decision support, not decision automation.
Before you start — what to share
The more specific you are, the more useful the summary. Tap Start interview, speak naturally, and try to cover as many of the points below as you can:
- What is wrong, in your own words — the main reason you came in today.
- When it started, as exactly as you remember. Time of onset matters most for sudden weakness, slurred speech, vision changes, or chest pain — it can change which treatments are still an option.
- How bad it is — pain on a 0 to 10 scale, and whether the symptom has been getting worse, better, or staying the same.
- Vital signs you know — recent temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen level. Say the actual numbers if you have them.
- Past medical history — diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, prior stroke or TIA, recent surgery (within the last month), cancer, pregnancy.
- Medications — especially blood thinners (warfarin, apixaban, rivaroxaban), insulin, heart medications, steroids, chemotherapy.
- Allergies, especially to medications.
- Anything that worries you. Gut feeling counts. “This feels different from anything I’ve had before” is useful clinical information.
When you have covered the important points, tap End interview. The summary appears in 5 to 8 seconds.
Triage interview
Decision support, not decision automation. Nurse retains clinical authority.
Understanding the results
ESI level (1 to 5)
The Emergency Severity Index is the priority number used in U.S. emergency departments. A lower number means the team should see you sooner.
- ESI 1 — Immediate threat to life. Seen right now.
- ESI 2 — High-risk situation. Should be seen within minutes.
- ESI 3 — Stable, but likely needs labs or imaging.
- ESI 4 — Stable, needs one simple resource (for example, an x-ray for a sprain).
- ESI 5 — Minor problem, no resources needed.
Differentials
A short list of serious conditions worth ruling out, given what you described. These are possibilities for the doctor to consider, not a diagnosis. The doctor decides which apply after their own exam and any tests.
Fired scores
Triage runs your information through standard bedside scoring tools used in real emergency rooms. A “fired” score means your pattern matches a recognized warning sign — it does not mean you have that condition. It tells the doctor: “rule this out quickly.”
- qSOFA — warning sign for severe infection (sepsis).
- NEWS2 — overall severity of illness from vital signs.
- BE-FAST — warning sign for stroke (Balance, Eyes, Face, Arms, Speech, Time).
- HEART — warning sign for heart attack in patients with chest pain.
- Wells — warning sign for a blood clot in the lung.
When a score fires, the summary shows the doctor the exact numbers and answers that triggered it, so they can act on the underlying data — not on the score alone.
If you feel worse
Tell the staff immediately if anything new starts: chest pressure that will not go away, trouble breathing, sudden weakness or numbness, slurred speech, the worst headache of your life, or pain that is rapidly getting worse. Do not wait for this tool, and do not wait to be called.