Editing Triage (section)

=== Triage systems by methodology ===
==== S.T.A.R.T. model ====
{{Main|Simple triage and rapid treatment}}

S.T.A.R.T. (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) is a simple triage system that can be performed by lightly trained lay and emergency personnel in emergencies.<ref name="Burstein_2007">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/disastermedicine00hoga |title=Disaster medicine |vauthors=Burstein JL, Hogan D |publisher=Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-7817-6262-5 |location=Philadelphia |page=[https://archive.org/details/disastermedicine00hoga/page/n40 25] |url-access=limited}}</ref> It was developed at Hoag Hospital in [[Newport Beach, California]] for use by emergency services in 1983.<ref name="chemm.hhs.gov">{{Cite web |title=START Adult Triage Algorithm - CHEMM |url=https://chemm.hhs.gov/startadult.htm#more |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=chemm.hhs.gov}}</ref>

Triage separates the injured into four groups:<ref name="chemm.hhs.gov" />

* The ''expectant'' who are beyond help
* The injured who can be helped by ''immediate'' transportation
* The injured whose transport can be ''delayed''
* Those with ''minor'' injuries who need help less urgently

Triage also sets priorities for evacuation and transport as follows:<ref name="chemm.hhs.gov" />

* ''Deceased'' are left where they fell.  These include those who are not breathing and repositioning their airway efforts were unsuccessful.
* ''Immediate'' or Priority 1 (red) evacuation to a medical facility as they need advanced medical care at once or within one hour. These people are in critical condition and would die without immediate assistance.
* ''Delayed'' or Priority 2 (yellow) can have their medical evacuation delayed until all ''immediate'' people have been transported. These people are in stable condition but require medical assistance.
* ''Minor'' or Priority 3 (green) are not evacuated until all ''immediate'' and ''delayed'' persons have been evacuated.  These will not need advanced medical care for at least several hours. Continue to re-triage in case their condition worsens. These people are able to walk and may only need [[bandages]] and [[antiseptic]].

==== JumpSTART triage ====
{{Main|JumpSTART triage}}

The JumpSTART pediatric triage MCI triage tool is a variation of the S.T.A.R.T. model. Both systems are used to sort patients into categories at [[mass casualty incident]]s (MCIs). However, JumpSTART was designed specifically for triaging children in disaster settings. Though JumpSTART was developed for use in children from infancy to age 8, where age is not immediately obvious, it is used in any patient who appears to be a child (patients who appear to be young adults are triaged using START).<ref name="x2">{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=June 25, 2011 |title=JumpSTART Pediatric Triage Algorithm |url=https://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/startpediatric.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326102436/https://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/startpediatric.htm |archive-date=March 26, 2016 |access-date=February 9, 2016 |website=Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management |publisher=United States Department of Health and Human Services}}</ref>