dougd Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Who can explain START triage? (No cheating now dang it!) Ok, let's see how I do... :-) If your patient has no breathing / no pulse, or does not start spontaneously breathing upon opening/repositioning their airway: Black (Expectant) If you patient requires assistance maintaining airway, respiratory distress, or arterial bleeding, burns 50%+: Red (Immediate) If your patient is non-ambulatory, has burns > 10% but < 50%, evidence of traumatic injury, but can maintain their airway and breathing is normal: Yellow (Delayed). Walking Wounded: Green. JEMS recently discussed triaging in the context of a WMD event. In one of the scenarios they pointed out the need to reassess the patients you have categorized as delayed on a regular basis to ensure that their situation has not deteriorated. That's probably not bad advise as additional resources arrive on-scene, regardless of the type of incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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