The national trauma triage protocol: how EMS perspective can inform the guideline revision
Objectives: The Field Triage Guidelines (FTG) support emergency medical service (EMS) decisions regarding the most appropriate transport destination for injured patients. While the components of the algorithm are largely evidenced-based, the stepwise approach was developed with limited input from EMS providers. FTG are only useful if they can easily be applied by the field practitioner. We sought to gather end-user input on the current guidelines from a broad group of EMS stakeholders to inform the next revision of the FTG.
Under-Triage and Over-Triage Using the Field Triage Guidelines for Injured Patients: A Systematic Review
The Field Triage Guidelines (FTG) are used across North America to identify seriously injured patients for transport to appropriate level trauma centers, with a goal of under-triaging no more than 5% and over-triaging between 25% and 35%. Objective: systematically review the literature on under-triage and over-triage rates of the FTG.