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Disaster triage systems for large-scale catastrophic events.

Nathan A Bostick1, Italo Subbarao, Frederick M Burkle

  • 1Center forPublic Health Preparedness and Disaster Response, American Medical Association, Chicago, IL 60610, USA. andy.bostick@ama-assn.org

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Catastrophic events require a new approach to medical triage. A population-based system integrating community, prehospital, facility, and regional care minimizes preventable deaths and reduces resource rationing.

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Area of Science:

  • Disaster Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Healthcare Systems Management

Background:

  • Large-scale disasters create critical shortages of medical resources.
  • Effective triage is essential to minimize morbidity and mortality during emergencies.
  • Current triage often focuses on individual patient needs rather than systemic capacity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a reconceptualized, population-based triage system for large-scale catastrophic events.
  • To integrate care across multiple levels of the healthcare system during disasters.
  • To ensure equitable and effective resource allocation and patient management.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptualizing triage as a systemic, population-based process.
  • Identifying four distinct orders of patient contact: community, prehospital, facility, and regional.
  • Emphasizing seamless integration and coordination through health emergency operations centers.

Main Results:

  • A systems-based model of disaster triage can minimize patient care burden at each intervention level.
  • This integrated approach reduces the overall need for rationing essential medical resources.
  • Disaster response can be managed in a comprehensive, effective, just, and equitable manner.

Conclusions:

  • Reconceptualizing triage as a population-based system is crucial for disaster preparedness.
  • Integrating care across all levels of the health system optimizes response to catastrophic events.
  • Coordinated, systems-based triage ensures efficient, ethical, and equitable disaster medical management.