page_title: Triage tag
section_title: Examples
hierarchical_section_title: Triage tag / Design / Examples
caption_attribution_description: English: Triage tags (Tokyo Fire Department) 日本語: 東京消防庁で実際に使用されている「トリアージ・タッグ」
context_page_description: A triage tag is a tool first responders and medical personnel use during a mass casualty incident. With the aid of the triage tags, the first-arriving personnel are able to effectively and efficiently distribute the limited resources and provide the necessary immediate care for the victims until more help arrives. Triage tags were first introduced by Baron Dominique Jean Larrey, a French surgeon in Napoleon's army.
  Simple triage and rapid treatment is a strategy that the first responders and medical personnel employ to evaluate the severity of injury of each victim as quickly as possible and tag the victims in about 30–60 seconds. The triage tags are placed near the head and are used to better separate the victims so that when more help arrives, the patients are easily recognizable for the extra help to ascertain the most dire cases.
context_section_description: The US military as well as many countries in the world use the MT-137 design by METTAG, while Maryland and New Jersey use their customized version.
  Medical Emergency Triage Tags (METTAGs) https://tacda.org/mettag-triage-tags/ were developed in the early 1970s by The American Civil Defense Association, and are widely used among the U.S. military, federal, state, and local agencies, among others. The original MT-137 is a universal triage tool presenting no language or literacy barriers and can be used in the field by anyone of any nationality with minimal training or hands on experience. The MT-501 also by METTAG is a triage tag patterned after the S.A.L.T. triage algorithm which is Sort, Assess, Life-saving Interventions, and Treatment/Transport. The S.A.L.T. system has been adapted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The CB-100 is a Chemical Biological emergency triage tag which is used for Chem/Bio/Hazmat usage, Decon/Evac usage, and A-E Triage System. METTAG is owned and operated by TACDA, which is an acronym for The American Civil Defense Association. It is a 501(c)3 corporation that teaches civil defense concepts. Membership is free. https://tacda.org/
  The Cruciform triage card, used in the UK including the North Sea oil industry, by the Royal London Hospital during the 7 July 2005 London bombings and by medical and paramedical organisations worldwide. The International Cruciform has been produced for the Canada/North America (with appropriate terminology adjustments), and translated versions of the card are available for European and Asian markets. The Cruciform Evacuation System is a variation of the system applying Triage to mass planned and unplanned evacuation scenarios (e.g. hospital evacuations).
  The Smart Tag from TSG Associates. Adopted by the State of New York in 2004, the British Military in 2002, used by London Ambulance Service in the 7 July 2005 London bombings and by the combined forces Afghanistan in 2006. The tag is also used in Philadelphia, Boston and Nevada, and is mandated for use across the States of Connecticut and Massachusetts.
caption: METTAG system in Japanese
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