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| Triage
Ribbon |
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Colorful
and highly visible, PTP Triage Ribbon is the
most durable and easy to use PVC triage ribbon available.
For obvious reasons, our triage ribbon is non-toxic
and non-flammable.
Triage ribbon is utilized in the emergency field
or at mass casualty events by tying the appropriate
color identification ribbon to the injured victim
to inform the agencies on site which emergency station
the said victim should be taken to. The ribbon colors
are coordinated along with the Triage Tape (S.T.A.R.T.
System) to assist in alleviating confusion and enhancing
communication between agencies. |
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| What
is Triage? |
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| Triage
is a method of ranking sick or injured people according
to the severity of their sickness or injury in the
event of a mass casualty incident, natural disaster,
car wreck, or terrorist attack. By properly marking
the victims, patients can be directed to the most
appropriate care and medical agencies, thus allowing
facilities to be used more efficiently. |
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| The S.T.A.R.T.
System |
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| Simple |
| Triage |
| And |
| Rapid |
| Treatment |
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The S.T.A.R.T.
system, developed by HOAG Hospital and
the Newport Beach Fire Department (Newport Beach,
CA), helps prepare emergency personnel to quickly
organize
their resources to handle multi-casualty emergencies.
Using S.T.A.R.T., various agencies assume predetermined
roles in managing the emergency. On-scene personnel
quickly evaluate the situation and call in the
appropriate
extra resources and assign them specific tasks.
Because
of the planning and training that is the core
of the
S.T.A.R.T. system, agencies and individuals know
what
they are expected to do when they arrive at the
scene.
The triage portion of S.T.A.R.T. relies on making
a rapid assessment (taking less than a minute)
of every patient, determining which of four categories
patients should be in, and visibly identifying
the categories for rescuers who will
treat the patients. |
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