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"when to shoot a patient"

Michael Stein trauma-list@trauma.org
Wed, 6 Mar 2002 23:39:15 +0200 

Hello Dean,

As someone who has dealt with the need for triage of casualties I fully
understand your point.

>Nine or twelve patients requiring surgery (often all with a RTS above 25)
often happen to visit
> us on a Saturday night - apart from the broken bones and walking
> wounded.

Even here, in what is considred a near war situation, 10 critically injured
victime over a 24 Hr period is considered a mass casualty situation which
drains a Level I trauma center's capabilities for quite a few days, and does
not happen so often.

One question. What is RTS >25 ?? or is it ISS ??

Mickey


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