Triage Knowledge
What is the misconception of an MCI?
In order to be an MCI there has to be deaths
Patient is not breathing
Expectant
Who falls under JumpSTART
Pediatrics
A 2010 CDC Study recommended this as the national standard for mass casualty triage.
SALT
Sort
Assess
Life Saving Interventions
Treatment/Transport
Patient gets up and walks to triage area.
Minimal
Describe START
Simple
Triage
And
Rapid
Treatment
Describe Trauma Triage
The use of trauma assessment for prioritizing patients for treatment or transport according to their severity of injury.
Describe Delayed Category
Moderately severe injuries, delay in care not likely to increase mortality.
What are all the Life-Saving Interventions
Control major hemorrhage
Open the airway
Chest decompression (if authorized)
Auto injector antidotes (if authorized/equipped)
What are all the field triage concerns?
*Scene response is chaotic by definition.
*Bystander assistance, interference, and pressures.
*Secondary threats.
*Multi-Jurisdictional response.
*Civil/Military Interference.
Describe Field Triage
Identify and prioritize severely injured patients in the field for treatment and transport.
Patient Obeys commands, has a pulse, no respiratory distress, and major hemorrhage is uncontrolled
Expectant
Patient's breathing is spontaneous, RR: 23, Radial pulse present, and Altered Mental Status not able to follow commands
Immediate