Triage Process

Question 1

Define triage

Answer 1

The sorting of casualties and the assignment of treatment, also the evacuation priorities of wounded at each echelon of medical care.

Question 2

The aim of triage

Answer 2

The aim of triage, wherever it is done, is not only to deliver the right patient to the right place at the right time but to also ‘do the most for the most’.

Question 3

Priorities of Triage

Answer 3

T1 - immediate 
T2- Urgent treatment 2-4hrs
T3 - Delayed Treatment 4hrs +
T4- Expectant
Dead

Question 4

Triage Sieve vs Triage Sort

Answer 4

sieve is initial assessment of cas

Sort is in depth checks

Question 5

Revised Trauma Scale is made up of 3 factors

Answer 5

GCS, Systolic blood pressure, resp rate
1-10 = T1
11 = T2
12 = T3