Int. J. Emergency Management, Vol. x, No. x, xxxx 1 Copyright © 200x Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Design and evaluation of an electronic triage system for prehospital monitoring of patients Ida Maria Haugstveit* SINTEF ICT, Pb. 124 Blindern, Oslo, 0373, Norway Email: imh@sintef.no *Corresponding author Aslak Wegner Eide NVE – The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, Pb. 5091, Oslo, 0301, Norway Email: aei@nve.no Anders Erik Liverud SINTEF ICT, Pb. 124 Blindern, Oslo, 0373, Norway Email: anders.liverud@sintef.no Eivind Lars Rake RAKOS, Stavanger University Hospital, Pb. 8100, Stavanger, 4068, Norway and University of Stavanger, Kjell Arholmsgate 41, Stavanger, 4036, Norway and Stord/Haugesund University College Pb. 1064, Stord, 5407, Norway Email: eivind.rake@lyse.net Steffen H. Dalgard, Jon Vedum and Jan Håvard Skjetne SINTEF ICT, Pb. 124 Blindern, 0373 Oslo, Norway Email: steffen.dalgard@sintef.no Email: jon.vedum@sintef.no Email: jan.h.skjetne@sintef.no