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Disaster TriageSTART/JUMPSTART
Finger Lakes Regional Resource Center
Kathee Tyo, MS, RN
Coordinator/Educator
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Objectives:
Understand the differences between day-to-day triage and triage during an MCI
Increase the UHS staff awareness of disaster triage
Create comfort with the START/JumpSTART methodology
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What is the Goal of MCI Management?
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GOAL:TO SAVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF
SURVIVORS FROM A MULTIPLE CASUALTY INCIDENT
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The Problem
Casualties Resources
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Considerations During an MCI Response
Supply vs. Demand Resource Allocation Coordination Medical Management Ethics
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Casualties Resources
The Objective
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Incident Command System
University Health
TreatmentTriage Transport
Immediate Delayed Minimal Expectant
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Disaster Triage
START/JUMPSTART
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Types of Triage
Primary On scene prior to movement or at hospital
(self transports)
Secondary Incident dependent, probably prior to or
during transport or upon arrival to hospital
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Triage Protocol (START)
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Triage Coding
Immediate 1
Urgent 2
Delayed 3
Dead 0
RED
Yellow
Green
Black
ColorPriority Treatment
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Primary Triage
The Scene
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Primary Triage
The first attempt at balancing resources and
casualties/injured
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PRIORITY 3
Not injured or “Walking wounded” Have motor, respiratory, mental
function
DELAYED
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Example
Patient walks over to you andhas an obvious broken arm
Respirations are 22
Pulse is 124 (Radial)
He is awake, alert, and crying
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Primary Triage
Determining whether there is an
airway and breathing
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Primary Triage
If breathing, at what rate & is it good enough?
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Primary Triage
They have an airway, are breathing.
Are they circulating blood sufficiently?
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Circulatory Check…
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Primary Triage
A
B
C
Mental Status
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PRIORITY 1
Immediate
• Opening airway, starts to breathe
• Breathing is greater than 30 or less than 10
• Delayed capillary refill time (> 2 seconds)
• Absent radial pulses
• Bleeding that needs to be controlled
• Does not follow instructions
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Example
Patient has an open headWound, bleeding controlled
Respirations are 16
Pulse is 88 (radial)
He is unconscious
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PRIORITY 2
Urgent
• Did not move out, when asked
• Airway OK
• Breathing within 11 and 29
• Capillary refill less than 2 seconds or radial pulses present
• Can follow instructions to move unaffected limb
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Example
Patient states he can’tmove or feel his legs
Respirations are 26
Pulse is 110 (radial)
He is awake and oriented
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EXPECTANT/DEAD Still require resources
Focus of care is comfort
Psychologically most challenging for healthcare providers
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Examples
Patient not breathing
Absent radial pulse
She is unresponsive
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Secondary Triage
Generally used when there is an extended duration event
After initial color coding triage Healthcare professionals who respond to the scene or
PH/Hospital response teams may be utilized to further determine who gets transported from scene first
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Pediatric Triage
•Children are involved in mass casualty incidents
•The over prioritizing of children will take valuable resources away from more seriously injured adults
•Triage systems based on adult physiology will not provide accurate triage
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SMART Tag Triage System
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SMART Triage Pack Contents
Dynamic Tags (20) Dead Tags (10) Pencils Cylume Sticks Patient Count Card/Protocol SMART Pediatric Tape
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Scenario #1
An improvised explosive device is detonated otuside of Fauver Stadium during a football game. At least 50 people are confirmed injured. The University’s Medical Response Team is on scene, but students are bringing injured to you as well.
Triage and “Tag” the following patients.
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Patient #1
Apneic
Pulse-less
Missing LUE
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Patient #1
Apneic
Pulse-less
Missing LUE
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Patient #2
Eviscerated bowelMultiple penetrating wounds to chest & headBrain matter exposedUnresponsive to tactile stimuli
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Patient #2
Eviscerated bowelMultiple penetratingwounds to chest &headBrain matter exposedUnresponsive to tactilestimuli
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Patient #3
Abd. tenderness and minor penetrating traumaAmbulatingA & O x 3RR 24Strong radial pulse
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Patient #3
Abd. tenderness and minor penetrating traumaAmbulatingA & O x 3RR 24Strong radial pulse
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Patient #4
Multiple penetrating injuries, blood in earsResponds only to painAirway clearRR 20Strong radial pulse
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Patient #4
Multiple penetrating injuries, blood in earsResponds only to painAirway clearRR 20Strong radial pulse
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Patient #5
Extremity fractures, blood in earsA & O x 3RR 26Strong radial pulse
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Patient #5
Extremity fractures, blood in earsA & O x 3RR 26Strong radial pulse
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Patient #6
Child, screamingMinor lacs, blood in earsRR 30Moving all extremities
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Patient #6
Child, screamingMinor lacs, blood in earsRR 30Moving all extremities
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Patient #7
Amputated fingers, head injuryA & O x 3DizzyRR 24Smells like beer
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Patient #7
Amputated fingers, head injuryA & O x 3DizzyRR 24Smells like beer
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Patient #8
Chest pain, SOBNo trauma notedRR 34ShallowWeak radial pulse
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Patient #8
Chest pain, SOBNo trauma notedRR 34ShallowWeak radial pulse
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Patient #9
Blood in nose, mouth and earsNot breathing
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Patient #9
Blood in nose, mouth and earsNot breathing
What would you do?
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Patient #9
Blood in nose, mouth and earsNot breathingRR 10 with manual opening
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Patient #10
Some penetrating traumaUnresponsiveApneicNo radial pulseCarotid 130/min
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Patient #10
Some penetrating traumaUnresponsiveApneicNo radial pulseCarotid 130/min
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Patient #11
Arterial bleed from legResponsive to painRR 34No radial pulseCarotid 130/min
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Patient #11
Arterial bleed from legResponsive to painRR 34No radial pulseCarotid 130/min
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Patient #12
Minor lacsCryingAmbulatoryRR 24
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Patient #12
Minor lacsCryingAmbulatoryRR 24
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Patient #13
Deviate tracheaRR 40Weak radial pulse+JVDCyanosis
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Patient #13
Deviate tracheaRR 40Weak radial pulse+JVDCyanosis
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Patient #14
Open fracture of RUENon-ambulatoryA & O x 3RR 26Strong radial pulse
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Patient #14
Open fracture of RUENon-ambulatoryA & O x 3RR 26Strong radial pulse
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Patient #15
CP, SOBSlurred speechR sided weaknessA & O x 1RR 24Strong radial pulse
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Patient #15
CP, SOBSlurred speechR sided weaknessA & O x 1RR 24Strong radial pulse
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Patient #16
Avulsion RUEArterial bleedA & O x 2RR 30“I’m thirsty”
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Patient #16
Avulsion RUEArterial bleedA & O x 2RR 30“I’m thirsty”
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Patient #17
Open fractures BLEBlood in earsA & O x 3RR 28Strong radial pulse
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Patient #17
Open fractures BLEBlood in earsA & O x 3RR 28Strong radial pulse
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Patient #18
WalkingHysterical, screamingBlood in earsA & O x 3RR 36Strong radial pulse
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Patient #18
WalkingHysterical, screamingBlood in earsA & O x 3RR 36Strong radial pulse
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Patient #19
ChildCyanotic from nipple line upApneic
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Patient #19
ChildCyanotic from nipple line upApneic
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Increase familiarity/proficiency of the START and Jump START triage methodologies
Increase familiarity with the SMART Tag Triage System
Train with a standardized methodology and system
What is the goal of Disaster Triage training?
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Thank You!Kathee Tyo, MS, RN
585-756-4029
[email protected]