TY - CHAP
T1 - Triage
AU - Newgard, Craig
N1 - Funding Information:
FUNDING/SUPPORT: This publication was supported by the Cooperative Agreement Number 1U90TP00591-01 from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, and through a research sub award agreement through the Department of Health and Human Services [Grant 1 - HFPEP070013-01-00] from the Office of Preparedness of Emergency Operations. In addition, this publication was supported by a grant from the University of California–Davis.
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PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - The process of triaging injured patients in the out-of-hospital setting is a critically important aspect of concentrating persons with serious injuries in major trauma centers, where previous research has demonstrated improved outcomes. Because the majority of seriously injured patients access acute care through 9-1-1 emergency medical services (EMS), an accurate and effective field process for getting the “right” patients to the “right” place is a vital aspect of regionalized trauma care. The current template for field trauma triage was developed more than two decades ago, with minor periodic revisions. These guidelines have been widely promoted and integrated into most US trauma systems. However, despite the importance of field triage and a large existing body of research, many triage issues remain poorly understood. This chapter provides a detailed evaluation of the existing trauma triage literature, the triage algorithm and its presumed accuracy, critical concepts integral to field triage, key limitations and gaps in existing triage research, unique populations, out-of-hospital cognitive reasoning in triage, and future directions.
AB - The process of triaging injured patients in the out-of-hospital setting is a critically important aspect of concentrating persons with serious injuries in major trauma centers, where previous research has demonstrated improved outcomes. Because the majority of seriously injured patients access acute care through 9-1-1 emergency medical services (EMS), an accurate and effective field process for getting the “right” patients to the “right” place is a vital aspect of regionalized trauma care. The current template for field trauma triage was developed more than two decades ago, with minor periodic revisions. These guidelines have been widely promoted and integrated into most US trauma systems. However, despite the importance of field triage and a large existing body of research, many triage issues remain poorly understood. This chapter provides a detailed evaluation of the existing trauma triage literature, the triage algorithm and its presumed accuracy, critical concepts integral to field triage, key limitations and gaps in existing triage research, unique populations, out-of-hospital cognitive reasoning in triage, and future directions.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4614-1599-2_15
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4614-1599-2_15
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84955631378
SN - 9781461415985
SP - 297
EP - 315
BT - Injury Research
PB - Springer US
ER -