Overview of Mass Casualty and Triage
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Overview of Mass Casualty and Triage Public Health Nursing Webinar
July 17, 2013
Jon Burstein, MD, FACEP
MA State EMS Medical Director
With thanks to L. Romig, C. Schultz, K. Koenig, and many others
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this session you will be
able to:
1. Describe the principles and goals of
triage
2. Describe how triage may vary in
different situations
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Triage Roadmap
What is triage?
Triage categories
Triage methods
One method does NOT fit all
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What is Triage?
“Triage” means “to sort”
Matches medical needs to
available resources
Sorting based on limited data
acquisition
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Military Triage
Dominique Larrey
WWI
Medical evacuation
Korea
Vietnam
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Military vs. Civilian Triage
Priority is to
get as many
soldiers back
into action as
possible.
Priority is to
maximize
survival of the
greatest number
of victims.
After L Romig
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Military vs. Civilian Triage
Military model
Those with the least serious wounds may be the first treatment priority
Civilian model
Those with the most serious but realistically salvageable injuries are treated first
After L Romig
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Daily Emergencies
Do the best for each individual.
Disaster Settings
Do the greatest good for the greatest number. Maximize survival.
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Expectant Patients
In any triage method, victims
with clearly lethal injuries or
those who are unlikely to
survive even with extensive
resource application are
treated as the lowest priority.
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Triage Categories
Red: Life-threatening but treatable injuries requiring rapid medical attention
Yellow: Potentially serious injuries, but are stable enough to wait a short while for medical treatment
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Triage Categories
Green:
Minor injuries that can wait for longer periods of time for treatment
Black: Dead or still with life signs but injuries are incompatible with survival in austere conditions
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Triage is a dynamic process and is
usually done more than once.
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REASSESS PATIENT
CONDITION FREQUENTLY!
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Primary Triage
Secondary Triage
Tertiary Triage
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Triage Methods
Based on physiology
Quick
Easy
Mark or move the patient
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MCI Triage: Key Points
Resources and patient numbers and acuity are limiting factors.
Must be dynamic, responsive to changes in both resources and patient needs.
There is currently no civilian MCI triage system that has been validated by outcome data.
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www.start-triage.com
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www.start-triage.com
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START
Simple Triage And Rapid
Treatment
Developed jointly by Newport
Beach (CA) Fire and Marine
Dept. and Hoag Hospital
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START
Utilizes the same four triage categories
Used for Primary Triage
www.start-triage.com
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Starting START
Triage officer announces that all patients that can walk should get up
and walk to a designated area for eventual secondary triage.
All ambulatory patients are initially tagged as Green.
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START Triage
RESPIRATIONS
NO
YES
Dead or
Expectant
Immediate
Position Airway
NO YES
Over 30/min
Immediate
Under 30/min
PERFUSION
Cap refill
> 2 sec
Control
Bleeding
Immediate
Cap refill
< 2 sec.
MENTAL
STATUS
Failure to follow
simple commands
Can follow
simple commands
Immediate Delayed
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Mnemonic
R
P
M
30
2
Can do
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Patients who are able to walk are
assumed to have stable, well-
compensated physiology, regardless of
the nature of their injuries or illness.
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Secondary Triage
All green patients must be individually assessed in secondary triage.
Assess physiology
Assess injuries
Assess probability of deterioration
Assess needs vs. resource availability
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Hurricane
Hurricane Katrina left the Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines in ruin.
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Ice storm…
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Blast Injury
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March 2004, Madrid Source: Associated Press
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Vesicants
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Mass Decon Unit
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Undress Decon Dress
• 92 Mass Decontamination Units issued to Fire Departments in
Massachusetts
• One Decon company in each Fire District and One Decon Company
protecting each hospital emergency department
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MARK 1 Auto-Injector
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Anthrax 2001-2002
11 pulmonic cases; 12 cutaneous cases
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Personal Protective Equipment
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Triage Summary
Keep yourself safe
Greatest good for the greatest number
What is the scarce resource?
How fast do you need to decide?
Re-assess, re-assess
Stick with the principles, not a
method…but understand the methods
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The Two-Line Summary
Triage METHODS may vary
Keep the principles in mind
Greatest good
Re-assess
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Resources
American Nurses Association (ANA). 2008. Adapting standards of
care under extreme
conditions: Guidance for professionals during disasters, pandemics,
and other extreme emergencies.
http://www.wsna.org/Topics/Emergency-
preparedness/documents/ASCEC_WhitePaper031008FINAL.pdf
Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH). 2010. Public
health preparedness & response core competency model.
http://www.asph.org/userfiles/PreparednessCompetencyModelWor
kforce-Version1.0.pdf
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Resources
FEMA Emergency Management Institute (EMI). 2013.
Independent study program (ISP).
http://training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.aspx
International Council of Nurses (ICN) and World Health
Organization (WHO). 2009. ICN framework of disaster nursing
competencies.
http://www.icn.ch/images/stories/documents/networks/DisasterP
reparednessNetwork/Disaster_Nursing_Competencies_lite.pdf
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Resources
Jakeway, C., LaRosa, G., Cary, A., Schoenfisch, S. (2008). The role
of public health nurses in emergency preparedness and response:
A position paper of the Association of State and Territorial Directors
of Nursing. Public Health Nursing Journal, 25(4), 353-361.
National Emergency Preparedness Education Coalition. (2003).
Educational competencies for registered nurses responding to mass
casualty incidents.
http://www.nursing.vanderbilt.edu/incmce/competencies.html
START- Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment www.start-triage.com
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Acknowledgements
New England Alliance for Public Health
Workforce Development
Boston University School of Public Health
Massachusetts Association of Public Health
Nurses (MAPHN)
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How to Obtain Nursing Continuing
Education credit 30 days following
“live” webinar
• Please visit: www.maphn.org/webinars
• Click on the "Evaluation Forms" link which will take you to the evaluation form in Survey Monkey
• Fill out your evaluation in Survey Monkey and at the end there will be instructions to “click here” to get your CE Certificate. Click to open up your certificate first and then submit your evaluation.
• Thank you! Questions please email: [email protected]
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Links to PHN webinar archives
The link to the archives and the PP slides are available at
http://www.masslocalinstitute.org/?page_id=2888
To view the archive select the session you wish to view, click
on the right facing arrow below the large black viewing box
and the video will play.
You can also access the archive link and the PP slides on
the MAPHN website at http://www.maphn.org/nea2013
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Thank You !
Questions following the webinar for
Dr. Burstein can be sent to Glynnis LaRosa
via email