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Disaster and Multi-Casualty Triage

Disaster and Multi-Casualty Triage. Amado Alejandro Báez MD MSc Matthew Sztajnkrycer MD PhD. Learning Objectives. Describe the key elements of disaster triage Understand the basic principles of Mass Casualty Triage (START). Performance Objectives.

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Disaster and Multi-Casualty Triage

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  1. Disaster and Multi-Casualty Triage Amado Alejandro Báez MD MSc Matthew Sztajnkrycer MD PhD

  2. Learning Objectives • Describe the key elements of disaster triage • Understand the basic principles of Mass Casualty Triage (START)

  3. Performance Objectives • At the end of the course the student should be able to: • Apply the principles of disaster triage • Understand the concept of reverse triage

  4. Triage • [French, from trier, to sort, from Old French.] • A method of quickly identifying victims who have immediately life-threatening injuries AND who have the best chance of surviving.

  5. Tagging • Complements Triage • Rapid Identification of patient • Color Coded / Bar Coded system • Plastic “bands” can substitute tags

  6. Noji et al, NEJM

  7. START SYSTEM • Created in the 1980’s by Hoag Hospital and the Newport Beach CA Fire Dept • Allows rapid assessment of victims • It should not take more than 15 sec/ Pt • Once victim is in treatment area more detailed assessment should be made

  8. START SYSTEM Clasification is based on three items • Respiratory • Perfusion • Mental status evaluation

  9. START First Step Can the Patient Walk? YES NO Evaluate Ventilation (Step-2) Green (Minor)

  10. START Step-2 Ventilation Present? NO YES Open Airway Ventilation Present? > 30/Min < 30/min NO YES Red/ Immediate Black Evaluate Circulation (Step-3) Red/ Immediate

  11. START Step-3 Circulation Absent Radial Pulse Present Radial Pulse Control Hemorrhage Evaluate Level of Consciousness Red/ Immediate

  12. START Step-4 Level of Consciousness Can Follow Simple Commands Can’t Follow Simple Commands Yellow/ Delayed Red/ Immediate

  13. Contaminated Patients • Patients with exposure (potential or real) to contaminants should be tagged as BLUE • This category will continue to stay until patient is adequately decontaminated then follow START as usual • Some recommend a “double tagging” with blue and the standard START color

  14. START-Overview • Remember RPM • R- Respirations- 30 • P- Perfusion- Radial Pulse • M- Mental- Follows Commands

  15. START System and the Evidence

  16. Reverse Triage • Used in mass-casualty lightning injuries • The dead are treated first • High potential for respiratory arrest • Potential for resuscitative success

  17. Conclusions • Triage is a method of quickly identifying victims who have immediately life-threatening injuries AND who have the best chance of surviving • Key elements of the START Triage System are: Respiration, Perfusion and Mentation • Reverse Triage is used for mass casualty lightning incidents.

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