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    Field trauma triage aims to identify critical injuries, but sensitive criteria can lead to overtriage. Adjusting triage guidelines balances overtriage and undertriage to meet regional trauma care objectives.

    Area of Science:

    • Emergency Medicine
    • Trauma Surgery
    • Public Health Policy

    Background:

    • Field triage is crucial for identifying trauma victims with life-threatening injuries.
    • Overly sensitive triage criteria often result in high rates of overtriage.
    • Orange County's initial triage system experienced significant overtriage (18-40%).

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the balance between overtriage and undertriage in field trauma identification.
    • To suggest an approach for assessing and modifying triage criteria based on regional objectives.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of field triage data from Orange County.
    • Comparison of outcomes using different triage criteria (physiologic, anatomic, mechanism of injury).
    • Evaluation of overtriage and undertriage rates associated with criterion adjustments.

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    Main Results:

    • Initial physiologic criteria led to 21% of trauma deaths in non-designated hospitals.
    • Adding non-time dependent criteria reduced deaths in non-designated hospitals to 4.4% but doubled overtriage.
    • Only 5.5% of paramedic transports met the enhanced field triage criteria.

    Conclusions:

    • Adjusting field triage criteria impacts both overtriage and undertriage rates.
    • A systematic approach is needed to balance overtriage and undertriage for optimal trauma care.
    • Triage guidelines should be adaptable to meet specific regional trauma system goals.