Field First Aid Triage Quick-Read

START triage categories. Not medical advice; call 911.

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(reference page; no compute) START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) categories: immediate (red), delayed (yellow), minor (green), expectant (black). Decision tree based on respiration, perfusion, and mental status.

START / JumpSTART triage frameworks by name (Hoag Hospital / Newport Beach Fire 1983; JumpSTART 1995). FEMA NIMS ICS-100 / ICS-200 reference materials.

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