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If someone needs immediate help with basic triage, use emergency mode.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Several injured people need help and you must decide who to help first.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Call 112. Quick check everyone. Worst bleeding and not breathing first.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — More injured than helpers, no uniforms on scene yet.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Some walking, some still, some calling for help.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Triage is sorting, not treating everyone equally when resources are scarce.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A quick global sweep prevents missing a silent bleeder.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Shout: "Who can walk? Move to [safe area] now."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Start with nearest person who is not moving.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Not breathing after positioning airway → CPR if trained.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Heavy bleeding → direct pressure while next person gets next victim.
When and how to get professional help.
When ambulances arrive, hand off and give your sort order.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Use simple sort — delay, immediate, or expectant. Do not perform advanced procedures.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tell 112 your triage count: "Three critical, five walking wounded."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Send runner to road to flag ambulances.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT commit all helpers to one stable fracture.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT move expectant patients repeatedly — comfort if safe.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Children should always be treated before adults
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Medical triage prioritizes survivability with available care — age alone does not skip life-threatening bleeding in adults.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Blind child-first rule ignores fatal adult hemorrhage.
Other scenarios in the same family.
Active shooter
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone is shooting or attacking with a weapon in a public place.
Crowd crush
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You are packed in a crowd so tight you cannot move arms or breathe properly.
Explosion nearby
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — A blast occurred nearby — bomb, gas explosion, or industrial detonation.
Knife attack
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Someone is attacking people with a knife or sharp weapon nearby.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Anyone you classified critical needs ambulance.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Re-triage when more help arrives — conditions change.