Always make sure you are safe. Then speak loudly and ask people to stand up and walk towards you. People who are:
Able to walk relocate to a certain area (minor)
Non-ambulatory patients are then assessed
No respirations → re-position airway
No respirations (deceased/expectant)
Respirations (immediate)
Yes respirations
>30/min (immediate)
<30 → check perfusion
Radial pulse absent OR capillary refill >2 seconds (immediate)
Radial pulse present OR capillary refill <2 seconds → check mental status
Unable to follow simple commands (immediate)
Follows simple commands (delayed)
No respirations → re-position airway
No respirations (deceased/expectant)
Respirations (immediate)
Yes respirations
>30/min (immediate)
<30 → check perfusion
Radial pulse absent OR capillary refill >2 seconds (immediate)
Radial pulse present OR capillary refill <2 seconds → check mental status
Unable to follow simple commands (immediate)
Follows simple commands (delayed)
No respirations (deceased/expectant)
Respirations (immediate)
>30/min (immediate)
<30 → check perfusion
Radial pulse absent OR capillary refill >2 seconds (immediate)
Radial pulse present OR capillary refill <2 seconds → check mental status
Unable to follow simple commands (immediate)
Follows simple commands (delayed)
Radial pulse absent OR capillary refill >2 seconds (immediate)
Radial pulse present OR capillary refill <2 seconds → check mental status
Unable to follow simple commands (immediate)
Follows simple commands (delayed)
Unable to follow simple commands (immediate)
Follows simple commands (delayed)
Mass casualty incident triage
Sign out tools
Los Angeles ED phone directory
Field trauma triage
Reexamination sample documentation
Documentation for emergency physicians
ACEP clinical policies
Tactical combat casualty care