What is it about?
Could “last minute” START training to non-medical personnel during a disaster/MCI result in more effective triage of patients ? A case/control study. Four hundred non-medical ambulance crew members were randomly assigned to a “Non-START” or to a “START” group (200 in each group). The “START” group received last minute START training. Each group examined 6,000 patients, obtained from the Emergo Train System® victims database, and assigned patients a triage code (Black-Red-Yellow-Green), along with a reason for the assignment. Each rescuer triaged 30 patients within 30 minute timeframe. Under- and over-triage ratios were analyzed as well.
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Why is it important?
START triage is a tool which is available even to non-medical rescue personnel in case of a disaster/MCI. In Italy, there is no data available on whether application of the START protocol could improve patient outcomes during a disaster/MCI.
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This page is a summary of: Testing the START Triage Protocol: Can It Improve the Ability of Nonmedical Personnel to Better Triage Patients During Disasters and Mass Casualties Incidents ?, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, January 2017, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2016.151.
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