Summary In the United States, injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1–44
years. In 2008, approximately 30 million injuries were serious enough to require the injured …

Summary In the United States, injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1--44
years, and the approximately 800,000 emergency medical services (EMS) providers have a …

Abstract The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published significant
data and trends related to the national public health burden associated with trauma and …

This work details the process of developing the updated field triage guideline, the supporting
evidence, and the final version of the 2021 National Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured …

Background The national field trauma triage guidelines have been widely implemented in
US trauma systems, but never prospectively validated. We sought to prospectively validate …

Despite major improvements in the United States trauma system over the past two decades,
prehospital trauma triage is a significant challenge. Undertriage is associated with increased …

BACKGROUND Prehospital trauma triage ensures proper transport of patients at risk of
severe injury to hospitals with an appropriate corresponding level of trauma care. Incorrect …

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) field triage guidelines are used to determine
which patients require prompt transport to a trauma center andwhich can be transported to a …

The primary goal of triage is to identify the majority of field trauma victims at risk for life-
threatening injuries. When triage criteria are made sufficiently sensitive to accomplish this …

Background The objective of this study was to combine a physiologic triage score
(prehospital index, PHI) with criteria regarding mechanism of injury (MOI) to increase the …