Dear EMS Professional:
I am pleased to announce the availability of a FREE report and continuing education opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) titled,
"Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients: Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage." This report, published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWR) provides key information on the "Field Triage Decision Scheme: The National Trauma Triage Protocol" (Decision Scheme) that can help aid you in your daily triage decisions for injured patients.
Join the Conversation -- FREE Webcast
This Wednesday, July 15th at 1pm EST, I will present a live Webcast to provide details on the Decision Scheme, as well as information on Advanced Automatic Collision Notification and its potential to help improve triage at the scene of a motor vehicle crash. I hope you’ll take a moment now to
register for the Webcast.
Your opinions on the Decision Scheme are important, please visit CDC's Trauma Care
Facebook page and post your comments.
Order or Download FREE Resources
CDC has created FREE resources for professionals, including:
* Continuing education opportunity accredited by CECBEMS
* Laminated ambulance poster and binder insert
* Large poster and pocket card
* Badge with the Decision Scheme
* PowerPoint presentation for use in trainings
* Coming Soon! A Resource Guide for Leaders!
To access the Decision Scheme and continuing education opportunity, or to download or order copies of the materials at no cost, visit
www.cdc.gov/FieldTriage.
Please feel free to also download or link to the Decision Scheme and educational tools from your organization's website(s).
Together We Can Save Lives
The Decision Scheme was developed by the 37-member National Expert Panel on Field Triage in collaboration with the American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma and with support from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Decision Scheme has widespread support within the EMS and medical communities and has been endorsed by 17 professional organizations and associations, and received concurrence from NHTSA.
We greatly appreciate the work you do, responding to the challenges of caring for critically ill and injured patients across our country on a daily basis. Those decisions and your work really matter!
Sincerely,
Richard C. Hunt, MD, FACEP
Director
Division of Injury Response
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- and -
Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
