The Use of Field Triage in Disaster and Mass Casualty Incidents: A Survey of Current Practices by EMS Personnel

• 2018

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• Kevin Ryan; Douglas George; James Liu; Patricia Mitchell; Kerrie Nelson; Ricky Kue
PMID: 29425472DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10903127.2017.1419323

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This study investigated the use of triage tags by emergency medical service (EMS) personnel during disasters and mass casualty incidents (MCIs). A survey compared triage practices in training versus actual incidents, revealing challenges like low tag use and incomplete triage during real events. Communication with hospitals mostly relies on verbal reports when tags are not used. Proximity to hospitals was a common reason for not using tags. The study highlights the need for better integration of MCI practices into real-world scenarios.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather; Trauma; Violence

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Algorithms; Boston; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Emergency Medical Services; Emergency Medical Technicians; Triage; Mass Casualty Incidents

Institutions: Boston Medical Center; Boston University

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