Wisconsin Trauma Care System Guidelines
Triage and Transfer Guidelines -
August 2004
Identification of the major trauma patient is essential to trauma
system design because it describes the patient who will benefit most from
regionalized care. It also indirectly determines the level and intensity
of resources needed to provide definitive care. Triage includes the
process of sorting patients as to severity or injury risk and assigning
them to the most appropriate resource for definitive care. Triage
decisions are made at the scene during the initial evaluation of the
victim. Once made, decisions impacting destination include severity of the
injury sustained by the victim, time and distance to a receiving facility,
and level of hospital resources available to care for the trauma victim.
Triage criteria should provide a basis for the establishment of protocols
for patient identification, delivery decisions, and appropriate response
at the acute care facilities for all trauma patients in an inclusive
system.
The following Triage and Transport Guidelines have been developed for the
Wisconsin
Trauma System and shall serve as the minimal guidelines for each EMS provider
to incorporate into their operational plans.
Further clarification may be obtained by contacting the State Trauma
Coordinator at 608-266-0601 or your Regional Trauma Advisory Council
(RTAC)
Liaison.
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Last Revised: November 10, 2006 |
