Field trauma triage
Background
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Trauma Triage Guidelines, composed by the American College of Surgeons' Committee on Trauma and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, help EMS providers triage trauma patients to the proper facility. These guidelines offer patient-specific criteria used for determining which facility a patient sustaining traumatic injuries needs to provide the level of definitive treatment required.
Decision Rules
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