Initial Triage for Trauma Alone Patients after a Nuclear Detonation | NLM

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Initial Triage for Trauma Alone Patients after a Nuclear Detonation

01/15/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: National Library of Medicine [National Institutes of Health] (NLM). Published: 1/15/2020. This 15-minute video from the National Library of Medicine Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) defines the severity levels of trauma, and presents initial triage recommendations for trauma alone patients after a nuclear detonation. It seeks to assist federal, state, and local public health and medical health responders who want to understand the initial medical issues after a nuclear detonation, and plan for their own response activities in various kinds of medical venues. Topics include Nuclear Detonation: Alterations in Triage; Physical Trauma Severity Levels Defined; and Triage Categories for Patients with Trauma Only. (Video or Multimedia)