Conduct High Priority (In immediate an initial need of transport.) Airway and breathing difficulties, Create Shock, and Uncontrolled or secure a suspected severe safe bleeding, Open chest or abdominal wounds, Severe All head injuries or patients head injuries with should be decreasing levels of consciousness, through Severe medical a problems, such as: poisoning, diabetes, with complications, and area cardiac unless emergencies, etc. Intermediate Priority (Will warrant most likely survive but where require treatment) Burns they are. without After complications, initial Major open or triage multiple fractures, move Back injuries patients with or without into spinal cord damage, Eye smaller injuries, Stable more abdominal workable injuries groups Low Priority by (Need little or category no treatment.) (listed on Fractures, the sprains or right). strains, Separate lacerations, soft those tissue injuries or who are other injuries of deceased a minor nature, to Psychological another problems area. Lowest Priority (Those who are deceased or who would not expect to survive even with treatment.) MASS CASUALTY / TRIAGE
Conduct an initial Create and secure a safe All patients should be through a area unless warrant where they are. After initial triage move patients into smaller more workable groups by category (listed on the right). Separate those who are deceased to another area. High Priority (In immediate need of transport.) Airway and breathing difficulties, Shock, Uncontrolled or suspected severe bleeding, Open chest or abdominal wounds, Severe head injuries or head injuries with decreasing levels of consciousness, Severe medical problems, such as: poisoning, diabetes, with complications, and cardiac emergencies, etc. Intermediate Priority (Will most likely survive but require treatment) Burns without complications, Major open or multiple fractures, Back injuries with or without spinal cord damage, Eye injuries, Stable abdominal injuries Low Priority (Need little or no treatment.) Fractures, sprains or strains, lacerations, soft tissue injuries or other injuries of a minor nature, Psychological problems Lowest Priority (Those who are deceased or who would not expect to survive even with treatment.) MASS CASUALTY / TRIAGE
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