Ep. 138 Deep Dive Under and Over Triage Field Triage Guidelines

The Field Triage Guidelines (FTG) are used across North America to identify seriously injured patients for transport to appropriate-level trauma centers.  We should aim for an under-triage rate of 5% and an over-triage rate of 25-35%.  But how faithful are we to these recommendations?

 In this podcast, we interview the lead author

Joshua Lupton MD MPH M.Phil

on the manuscript: 

UnderTriage and OverTriage Using the Field Triage Guidelines for Injured Patients: A Systematic Review

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As always THANK YOU for listening.

Hawnwan Philip Moy MD (@pecpodcast)

Scott Goldberg MD, MPH (@EMS_Boston)

Jeremiah Escajeda MD, MPH (@jerescajeda)

Joelle Donofrio-Odmann DO (@PEMems)

Maia Dorsett MD PhD (@maiadorsett)

Lekshmi Kumar MD, MPH(@Gradymed1)

Greg Muller DO (@DrMuller_DO)

Ariana Weber MD (@weberMD4)

Rebecca Cash PhD (@CashRebeccaE)

Michael Kim MD (@michaelkim_md)

Rachel Stemerman PhD (@steminformatics)

Nikolai Arendovich MD

Elijah Robinson MD

 

 

 

 

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