Triage Sieve

YES
WALKING ? INJURED? PRIORITY 3
MINOR
NOT INJURED?
NO
DEAD
SURVIVOR
RECEPTION
CENTRE
NO

OPEN BREATHING?
BREATHING?
NO AIRWAY

YES
YES

RESPIRATORY 9 or less PRIORITY 1

RATE CRITICAL
30 or more

10 - 29

PULSE Under 120min PRIORITY 2

RATE (CRT < 2 Sec*)
URGENT
*: Capillary Refill Time (CRT) is an alternative to pulse rate, but is unreliable in
the cold or dark: if it is used, a CRT of > 2 seconds indicates PRIORITY 1
With complements from: Crisis Medicine Training Network
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