Category: Misc
Keywords: Triage, Mass Causality (PubMed Search)
Posted: 12/31/2011 by Michael Bond, MD
(Updated: 8/14/2024)
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START Triage
START triage is a simple system to implement that does not require any special equipment in order to determine who needs immediate, delayed or non-urgent care during a mass causality.
START stands for Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment. Patients are triaged based on 4 factors:
The steps are:
So those that can leave are green, those that do not meet any of the START criteria are YELLOW, and those with any of the four factors are RED or DEAD.