What does START stand for?

Purpose: To familiarize Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses and nursing students with concepts related to mass casualty triage and to present an objective method to quickly identify those who require immediate attention, including the START or Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment system and JumpSTART the pediatric parallel to START.

Practice the following: -- safety/ED lockdown; -- staff recall lists; -- rapid triage such as Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment, developed by the Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, CA, and the Newport Beach Fire Department for a multiple casualty incident; -- triage to other areas of the hospital; -- role identification; -- supplies; -- personal protective equipment; -- the incident management system such as Hospital Emergency Incident Command System, an emergency management system made up of positions on an organizational chart, developed by the San Mateo (CA) County Health Services Agency; -- communication, including broadcast, fax, and radios; -- decontamination; -- active surveillance systems; -- contact with resources; -- integration with the community for resources.

Practice the following: safety/ED lockdown; staff recall lists; rapid triage such as Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment, developed by the Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach, CA, and the Newport Beach Fire Department for a multiple casualty incident; triage to other areas of the hospital; role identification; supplies; personal protective equipment; the incident management system such as Hospital Emergency Incident Command System, an emergency management system made up of positions on an organizational chart, developed by the San Mateo (CA) County Health Services Agency; communication, including broadcast, fax, and radios; decontamination; active surveillance systems; contact with resources; integration with the community for resources.