Triage system

Inamasu J, Nakamura Y, Saito R, Kuroshima Y, Mayanagi K, Ohba S, Ichikizaki K. Subcortical hemorrhage caused by methamphetamine abuse efficacy of the triage system in the differential diagnosis—case report. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 2003 43 82-4. 

Differentiate between the START, JUMPSTART and START-SAVE disaster triage systems and describe the indications for each model. 

Identify the three key elements of the START triage system. 

Describe the state of the science that supports the use of current triage systems. 

Examples of three well-known disaster triage systems are the following ... 

Color-Coding for Prehospital Disaster Triage System... 

In this triage system a child s respiratory rate is assessed as good if it is between 15 and 45 ( one breath every 2-4 seconds). A child with a rate <15 or >45 would be classified as Critical (RED). 

Field trauma triage systems currently used by emergency responders at mass casualty incidents and... 

What are the basic hospital triage system categories Explain each. 

Cone, D., MacMillan, D. (2005). Mass-casualty triage systems A hint of science. Academic Emergency Medicine, 12, 739-741. 

Triage may also employ the START triage system that assesses respiratory, circulatory, and neurological status to determine the need for immediate treatment. This technique is simple, requires a minimum of time, and yet is a highly effective and reproducible triage evaluation method (Super et al., 1994 Benson et al., 1996). Please refer to Figure 24.1. 

There was considerable confusion in the Tokyo attack about what had been released and in the distribution of casualties. However, the triage system was probably responsible for saving a number of lives among those who were severely affected by sarin. 

It should by now be clear that these attacks will more often than not produce a large number of casualties, many with severe and complex injuries. Effective major incident management is therefore essential to limit the damage so far as is possible, and a good triage system will be the mainstay of this. 

A modified CBRN triage system is shown in Figure 5.6. The Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC) guidelines also provide a standard triage sieve and sort system applicable for use in CBRN incidents. 

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