South Central Regional Trauma Advisory Council
S.T.A.R.T Triage
Saving Lives By Strengthening Our Trauma Care System
 
 
 

We need your participation!!!

The SCRTAC meets at 5 PM on the 4th Tuesday of every EVEN month.

Join us at the UW Health West Clinic, 450 Junction Road, Madison. [map]

Simple Triage And Rapid Transport

S.T.A.R.T

START Triage uses assessment findings to assign a triage priority level to each patient involved in a multi-victim incident (MVI). By assessing the following criteria, responders can accurately determine the immediate medical needs of MVI patients:

1. Ability to walk
2. Rate of respirations
3. Rate of capillary refill (or presence of radial pulse
4. Ability to follow commands

Use the following START algorithm to assess and prioritize your patients:

 

For Additional information on START Triage, including practice scenarios, please click on the following:

START Power point

 

For pediatric patients, a special version of START triage is used, called JumpSTART. Please click on the following link for the JumpSTART pediatric triage page:

JumpSTART Triage

 
   
 
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