Prehospital Mass Casualty Triage

Prehospital Mass Casualty Triage

Objectives
Triaging errors
Effects of over and under triage
Other triage systems
SACCO Triage Method
SALT system
PSySTART System
Summary

Module 5 - Special topics in Triage

Effects of over- and under-triage

Over-triage

Increases burden
Wastes medical resources

Under-triage

Increases death and disability amongst under-triaged group

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