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TRIAGE SCENARIOS
GOAL : To apply trauma triage principles in
multiple patient scenarios
OBJECTIVES
1. Define triage
2. Understand and identify factors
3. Apply principles of triage with scenarios

WHAT IS TRIAGE?

TRIAGE : Process of management prioritization

of multiple patient casualties
What factors are considered in the triage
Process?
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Degree of life thereat (ABCDE)

Injury severity
Salvageability
Resources
Time, etc.

OTHER TRIAGE FACTORS

6. Information may be incomplete.
7. Decisions may differ.
8. Use all cues possibleFrequently requires
survey from a distance
9. Avoid indecision

SUMMARY

A. Detailed assessment is not always possible,

but decision must be made.

B. Act on decision promptly.
C. Priorities are initially based on ABCDEs

wherever possible.
D. Consider other factorsResources, etc.
E. After immediate life threat is managed, then

initiate secondary survey and decide if

transport and/or transfer are required.