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eInjury.03

Trauma Triage Criteria (High Risk for Serious Injury)

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Trauma triage criteria for the red boxes (Injury Patterns and Mental Status and Vital Signs) in the 2021 ACS National Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured Patients.

InjuryCodedValue1:MRequired

Validation Rules

27 rules across 24 states

State Custom Extensions

3 states
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Mississippi

Trauma Triage Criteria (Steps 1 and 2)

Trauma triage criteria for the red boxes (Injury Patterns and Mental Status and Vital Signs) in the 2021 ACS National Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured Patients.

40

Oklahoma

Trauma Triage Criteria (High Risk for Serious Injury)

Trauma triage criteria for the red boxes (Injury Patterns and Mental Status and Vital Signs) in the 2021 ACS National Guideline for the Field Triage of Injured Patients.

46

South Dakota

Trauma Triage Criteria (Steps 1 and 2)

Physiologic and Anatomic Field Trauma Triage Criteria (steps 1 and 2) as defined by the Centers for Disease Control.

Allowed Values

CodeLabel
2903001Amputation proximal to wrist or ankle
2903003Crushed, degloved, mangled, or pulseless extremity
2903005Chest wall instability, deformity, or suspected flail chest
2903007Glasgow Coma Score <= 13 (DEPRECATED)
2903009Skull deformity, suspected skull fracture
2903011Paralysis (DEPRECATED)
2903013Suspected pelvic fracture
2903015Penetrating injuries to head, neck, torso, and proximal extremities
2903017Respiratory Rate <10 or >29 breaths per minute (<20 in infants aged <1 year) or need for ventilatory support (DEPRECATED)
2903019Systolic Blood Pressure <90 mmHg (DEPRECATED)
2903021Suspected fracture of two or more proximal long bones
2903023Active bleeding requiring a tourniquet or wound packing with continuous pressure
2903025Age >= 10 years: HR > SBP
2903027Age >= 65 years: SBP < 110 mmHg
2903029Age 0-9 years: SBP < 70mm Hg + (2 x age in years)
2903031Age 10-64 years: SBP < 90 mmHg
2903033Respiratory distress or need for respiratory support
2903035Room-air pulse oximetry < 90%
2903037RR < 10 or > 29 breaths/min
2903039Suspected spinal injury with new motor or sensory loss
2903041Unable to follow commands (motor GCS < 6)

Element Metadata

Schema Version3.5.0
NEMSIS DatasetEMS
Has Not Values
Has Pertinent Negatives

Quality Measures

2 measures

NEMSQA measures that reference this element

TRAUMA-142023

Trauma Patients Transported to Trauma Center (14)

TraumaOutcome
Trauma-042023

Trauma Patients Transported to Trauma Center

TraumaOutcome

Source: National EMS Quality Alliance (NEMSQA)