triage sieve
Capillary refill test (CRT) is an alternative to pulse rate, but is unreliable in the cold or dark: if it is used, a CRT of >2 seconds indicates PRIORITY 1
triage sort
STEP 1: Calculate the GLASGOW COMA SCORE (GCS)
STEP 2: calculate the TRIAGE SORT SCORE
STEP 3: Assign a triage PRIORITY
STEP 4: Upgrade PRIORITY at discretion of senior clinician, dependent on the anatomical injury/working diagnosis
expectant category
The EXPECTANT category represents patients who will die even if they receive optimal treatment
This category is used only if medical resources are OVERWHELMED, and may be revoked when adequate resources become available: in the event of improved resources, EXPECTANT patients are recategorised as PRIORITY 1
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