S.T.A.R.T
Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment/Transport

Clear the Scene of any "Walking Wounded"

* These patients are considered to be in the DELAYED category

Access Ventilations* in remaining patients

* No Respiratory Effort:  DEAD / NON-SALVAGEABLE
*  Repiratory Above 30 / less then 12:  CRITICAL/IMMEDIATE
*  Respiratory Below 30:  DELAYED

Access Perfusion

*  No Radial Pulse::  CRITICAL/IMMEDIATE
*  Pulse Present:  DELAYED

Access Neurological Status

*  Unconscious:  CRITICAL/IMMEDIATE
*  Altered Level of Consciousness:  CRITICAL/IMMEDIATE
*  Altered Mental Processes:  CRITICAL/IMMEDIATE
*  Normal Mental Processes:  DELAYED

* The first accessment that produces a Critical / Immediate category stopes
   further triage. The patient should be tagged "Critical/Immediate" at that
   time. Only Correction of life-threatening problems , such as airway
   blockage or severe hemorrhage , would    be undertaken before moving to
   the next patient.

Paramedic Neomi Zvi - Jan 2000