START Triage
Distance Learning Program
Class Overview
Review START triage
Discuss Web Exercise
Scenarios
Feedback
Purpose of START
Rapid assessment: < 1 minute
Place patients in categories
Identify categories for rescuers
START Categories:
Minor Walking wounded
Deceased No respirations after head tilt
Immediate At risk of immediate death
Injured, but not at risk of
Delayed immediate death
All Walking Wounded RESPIRATIONS
MINOR
NO YES
Position Airway Under 30/min. Over 30/min.
NO respirations Respirations IMMEDIATE
DECEASED IMMEDIATE
PERFUSION
Radial Pulse Absent Radial Pulse Present
OR
Over 2 seconds Capillary Refill Under 2 seconds
MENTAL STATUS
Control Bleeding CAN’T Follow CAN Follow
Simple Commands Simple Commands
IMMEDIATE
IMMEDIATE DELAYED
Web site triage exercise
Scenario One
Scenario Two
Scenario Three