The Netherlands Triage Standard urgency levels42
| Urgency level | Description | Time period for consultation |
| U1 |
Life threatening: Immediate action required, the vital functions are threatened or delaying treatment will cause serious and irreparable damage to the patient’s health | Within 15 min |
| U2 |
Emergent: Vital functions are not (yet) in danger, but there is a fair change that the patient’s condition will soon deteriorate or delaying treatment will cause serious and irreparable damage to the patient’s health. Take action as soon as possible | Within 1 hour |
| U3 |
Urgent: Do not postpone too long. Treat within a few hours because of medical or humane reasons | Within 3 hours |
| U4 |
Non-urgent: There is no pressure resulting from medical or other grounds. Time and place of treatment should be discussed with the patient | No time pressure |
| U5 |
Advice: A physical examination can wait until the next day | No time pressure |