title: Field triage--help or hindrance?
abstract: Field triage protocols have potential benefits in urban trauma systems, but for optimal effect they must be tailored to local needs and tested in each system for sensitivity and specificity. They should be implemented only by experienced physicians and surgeons who can monitor and adjust the protocol when necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Wesson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scorpio
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014218:Triage / Q000592:standards*