Comparison of Electronic Versus Manual Mass-Casualty Incident Triage

Abstract

Hospital-based electronic START triage had the same accuracy as hospital-based manual START triage, regardless of triage provider type or acuity of patient presentations. Time of triage results suggest that speed may be related to provider familiarity with a modality rather than the modality itself. Finally, according to patient and provider perceptions, electronic triage is a feasible modality for hospital triage of mass casualties. Further studies are required to assess the performance of electronic hospital triage, in the context of a rapid surge of patients, and should consider additional efficiencies built in to electronic triage systems. This study presents a framework for assessing the accuracy, triage time, and feasibility of digital technologies in live simulation training or actual MCIs. BolducC, MaghrabyN, FokP, LuongTM, HomierV. Comparison of electronic versus manual mass-casualty incident triage. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(3):273-278.