Mass-casualty triage: time for an evidence-based approach

• Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine Vol. 23; no. 1; p. 3
• Main Authors: Jenkins, Jennifer Lee, McCarthy, Melissa L, Sauer, Lauren M, Green, Gary B, Stuart, Stephanie, Thomas, Tamara L, Hsu, Edbert B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2008
• Subjects: Algorithms; Bioterrorism; Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration; Disaster Planning; Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration; Evidence-Based Medicine; Health Planning; Humans; Mass Casualty Incidents; Public Health; Triage - methods; Triage - organization & administration; United States; United States

Mass-casualty triage has developed from a wartime necessity to a civilian tool to ensure that constrained medical resources are directed at achieving the greatest good for the most number of people. Several primary and secondary triage tools have been developed, including Simple Treatment and Rapid...