CERT Triage refrence

Triage levels

Triage levels are inconsistent in emergency medicine.  Here is some research on the topic along with some citations on where this information was found.

Dead or untreatable critical injury: (Common)

• Black (the color)
• Blue light (A device emitting blue light)
• Dead
• Deceased
• Expectant
• Morgue
• Priority 0
• Symbol of cross on a shovel indicating death and burial

Alive, critical injury: (Common)

• Red (the color)
• Immediate
• Priority 1
• Picture of a rabbit running

Alive, serious but non-critical injury: (Common)

• Yellow (the color)
• Delayed
• Observation
• Priority 2
• Picture of a turtle

Alive, Minor injury:(Uncommon)

• Green (the color)
• Hold
• Wait
• Minor
• Ambulatory
• Walking wounded
• Priority 3
• Picture of a circular "no" symbol over a picture of an ambulance

Alive, injuries don't require attention: (Rare)

• White (the color)

Resources

CERT Basic Training Powerpoint presentation: Immediate(red), Delayed(Yellow), Minor(Green), Dead (Black)
Unit 3: Disaster medical opperations
http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1841-25045-3811/cert_unit3_jan2011.ppt
2011

Immediate, Delayed, Dead
http://www.olatheks.org/files/fire/certfog.pdf
Page. 4
2009

P-0 Deceased (black),P-1 Immediate(red),P-2 Delayed(yellow),P-3 Hold (green)
http://www.olatheks.org/files/fire/certtriage2_0.pdf
2009

Olathe CERT Handbook: Immediate, Delayed, Dead
http://www.olatheks.org/files/fire/OlatheFireCERTHandbook2014.pdf
2014

Olathe CERT Medical director checklist: Immediate(red), Delayed(yellow), Dead(black), Walking wounded (green)
http://www.olatheks.org/files/fire/CERTMedicalDirectorChecklist.pdf
2009

Fema CERT Training: Immediate, Delayed, Dead
http://training.fema.gov/hiedu/docs/drom/session%2015%20-%20emergency%20medical%20care%20and%20triage%20%282%29.doc

FEMA triage: Immediate (red), Delayed(yellow), ambulatory(green), expectant(black)
http://training.fema.gov/hiedu/docs/drom/session%2015%20-%20emergency%20medical%20care%20and%20triage%20%282%29.doc
2005

Wikipedia triage: Immediate(red), Delayed(yellow), Minimal(green) (or minor), Expectant(black)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triage_tag
Triage tag, 2014

(0,1,2,3 with symbols instead of text)
Mettag medical triage tag system
http://www.mettag.com/mt137.html

Hospital triage color code system:Black (expectant), red(immediate),Yellow(observation),green(wait),white(non-injured)
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=79529
2014