The document discusses disaster triage methods for mass casualty incidents with limited resources. It describes the START and SAVE triage protocols. START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) uses respiratory rate, pulse, and mental status to categorize patients as red, yellow, green, or black. SAVE (Secondary Assessment of Victim Endpoint) further assesses patients in a priority order determined by START to allocate limited treatment resources to those with the highest survival probability. The document provides examples of applying both START and SAVE triage protocols to different disaster patients.

1. DISASTER TRIAGE: S.T.A.R.T. & S.A.V.E. Carl H. Schultz, MD Professor of Emergency Medicine UC Irvine School of Medicine

15. Modified START