Background

• Used by first responders to quickly classify victims during a mass casualty incident (MCI) based on the severity of their injury

 

Classification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START)

 

• Able to walk relocate to a certain area
  • (green)

• • • Non-ambulatory patients are then assessed

 

• Respirations ?

• • No

• • • position airway

• • • • No respirations ?
        • (black)

• • • • Respirations ?
        • (immediate)

 

• Respirations?

• • Yes

• • • >30/min (immediate)

• • • • <30 --> check perfusion

 

• Radial pulse absent OR CRT >2 seconds

• • Control bleeding
    • (immediate)

 

• Radial pulse present OR CRT <2 seconds

• •  check mental status

 

• Can't follow simple commands
  • (immediate)

 

• Can follow simple commands
  • (delayed)