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Simple triage and rapid treatment
Purposeclassify victims during a mass casualty incident

Simple triage and rapid treatment (START) is a triage method used by first responders to quickly classify victims during a mass casualty incident (MCI) based on the severity of their injury. The method was developed in 1983 by the staff members of Hoag Hospital and Newport Beach Fire Department located in California, and is currently widely used in the United States.[1]

  1. ^ START Adult Triage Algorithm. Radiation Emergency Medical Management: REMM (US Department of Health and Human Services). https://remm.hhs.gov/startadult.htm

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