SALT Triage Step 1 Sort Global Sorting Walk

SALT Triage Step 1 - Sort: Global Sorting Walk (Assess 3 rd) Wave/Purposeful Movement (Assess 2 nd) Still/Obvious Life Threat (Assess 1 st) Step 2 – Assess: Individual Assessment Expectant Lifesaving Interventions: • • • Control major hemorrhage Open airway (if child consider 2 rescue breaths) Chest decompression No Breathing Minimal Yes All Yes • Obeys commands or makes purposeful movements? • Has peripheral pulse? • Not in respiratory distress? • Major hemorrhage is controlled? Any no Step 3 – Treatment and/or Transport Likely to survive given current resources? No Immediate Yes Expectant Yes Minor injuries only? No Delayed

START Triage Yes Able to walk? Minimal Secondary Triage No Spontaneous Breathing? Spontaneous breathing No Immediate Position Airway APNEA Expectant Yes Immediate Respiratory Rate? >30 <30 Immediate Perfusion? Radial pulse present or capillary refill <2 sec Radial Pulse absent Or capillary refill >2 sec Immediate Mental Status? Delayed Obey s commands Doesn’t obey commands

Jump. START Triage Yes Able to walk? No No Secondary Triage Minimal (evaluate infants first in secondary triage using entire algorithm) breathing Position Airway APNEC Breathing? Yes yes some 5 rescue breaths Respiratory Rate <15 or >45 Immediate 15 -45 Palpable Pulse? No Immediate Yes “P” (Inappropriate), Posturing or “U” AVPU “A”, “V”, or “P” (Appropriate) Immediate Delayed Expectant no Palpable pulse? bre APNEC ath i ng Immediate Expectant Immediate