This plan allows EMTs and Paramedics to triage patients at an MCI in 60 seconds or less.
Triage is a French word meaning to sort.
It's purpose is to identify patients with life threatening injuries and give them immediate treatment and transportation. It is a system that quickly and accurately triages victims into treatment groups. The plan is simple to learn and retain. It is extremely useful in the MCI setting in that it maximizes the efficiency of the rescuers until additional resources arrive. Prior to the S.T.A.R.T. plan, triage was solely based on individual judgment.