Pediatric Disaster Triage: Doing the Most Good for the Most Patients in the Least Time

ED Clinicians EMS Clinicians Disaster

This disaster triage course will discuss how to recognize a disaster, the rationale for pediatric disaster triage, and common triage strategies. Application of the information through the use of several case studies and embedded quizzes will illustrate the concepts discussed in the training.

Providers are free to take the course, however, no CE can be awarded at this time.


Course Modules Course Objectives:

  1. Recognizing a Disaster Module
  2. Disaster Triage Rationale Module
  3. Pediatric Triage Considerations Module
  4. Triage Methodologies Module
  5. Special Considerations Course Summary Post-Assessment

Resources

  1. PowerPoint slide set of training
  2. Transcript of training

Course Modules Course Objectives:

  1. Recognize a disaster.
  2. Describe the rationale for disaster triage.
  3. Describe four common triage strategies (JumpSTART, Smart, SALT and Clinical Decision-Making).
  4. Recognize the significance of special triage situations such as children with head injuries or those with special health care needs.

Resources

  1. JumpSTART Triage System
  2. SALT Triage System
  3. SMART Triage System

This course was created by EMSC Targeted Issue Grantee Mark Cicero, MD. His project was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Targeted Issues grant program, Grant No. H34MC19349 for $852,415.00. The information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.