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The triage time, waiting time, incidence of febrile seizures, average number of hospitalization days, readmission rate and satisfaction of patients and medical staff were compared between the two groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The average triage time of the study group was 10.25 \u00b1 4.58 min, which was significantly lower than the 15.66 \u00b1 4.62 min of the control group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001). The waiting time was reduced from 46.05 \u00b1 9.79 min in the control group to 30.49 \u00b1 9.07 min (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt; 0.001) in the study group. 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