Patients who can ambulate and follow instructions usually will fall into the minimal category
Statements such as “If you hear me, move behind this wall" can triage a large portion of the casualties in a short time
Patients with obvious signs of death should be considered Expectant
Massive bleeding can be life threatening and may need a tourniquet, a hemostatic agent, or a pressure bandage
Once life saving intervention is completed, they can be re-triaged
Statements such as “If you hear me, move behind this wall" can triage a large portion of the casualties in a short time
Once life saving intervention is completed, they can be re-triaged
Combat triage
Field trauma triage
Mass casualty incident triage
Pediatric assessment triangle
FALLS protocol
Explosive incident response
Tactical field care
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act