Triage
No.
Question
1
Designate an experienced triage officer to oversee all triage operations (e.g. a trauma or emergency physician or a well-trained emergency nurse in a supervisory position)?
2
Ensure that entrance and exit routes to/from the triage area are clearly identified?
3
Identify a contingency site for receipt and triage of mass-casualties?
4
Identify an alternative waiting area for wounded patients able to walk?
5
Establish a clear method of patient triage identification; ensure adequate supply of triage tags?
6
Identify a mechanism whereby the hospital emergency response plan can be activated from the emergency department or triage site?
7
Establish a mass-casualty triage protocol based on severity of illness/injury, survivability and hospital capacity that follows internationally accepted principles and guidelines?
