- Disaster Triage - Taking It The Next Level
- Disaster Triage - Taking It The Next Level
- Disaster Triage - Taking It The Next Level
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<strong>Triage</strong> Officer<br />
• Held by emergency physician or surgeon<br />
experienced in trauma care<br />
• Management of hospital medical response<br />
• Set-up initial triage site located at or near ED<br />
– Secondary triage site, if initial becomes<br />
overwhelmed by influx of casualties<br />
• Set-up triage teams<br />
• Coordinate assignments of first responders<br />
• Quickly evaluate & tag patients<br />
• Continuation of patient sorting<br />
www.emergency.cdc.gov/masscasualties
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