| Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment or the START triage system is a triage tool used by agencies to get a better handle of the mass casualty incident. The victims will be easily identifiable in terms of what the appropriate care is needed by the triage tags they were assigned. [8]
The categories in START are:
a) The deceased, who are beyond help
b) The injured who could be helped by immediate transportation
c) The injured with less severe injuries whose transport can be delayed
d) Those with minor injuries not requiring urgent care. [8]
Staff members of Hoag Hospital and the Newport Beach Fire Department developed this method in 1983. The START Triage system is the most commonly used mass casualty triage algorithm in the US. [9] |