Performance of first aid trained staff using a modified START triage tool at achieving appropriate triage compared to a physiology-based triage strategy at Australian mass gatherings - Douglas N, Leverett J, Paul J, Gibson M, Pritchard J, Brouwer K, Edwards E, Carew J, Donovan J, Bourke E, Smith E.

INTRODUCTION: Triage at mass gatherings in Australia is commonly performed by staff members with first aid training. There have been no evaluations of the performance of first aid staff with respect to diagnostic accuracy or identification of presentations...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news