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Triage Medical Disaster Plan - Use of Casualty Labels

Doc type: Policy Directive
Compliance with this policy directive is mandatory.

Doc No.: PD2005_482

Functional Group - Sub Group:
Clinical/ Patient Services - Critical care

Summary
Specifies the triage of patients and attachment of coloured labels to denote priority for treatment.

Date of Publication: 25 February 2005

Replaces: N/A
Author Branch: Counter Disaster Unit

This document applies to: Area Health Services/Chief Executive Governed Statutory Health Corporation, Board Governed Statutory Health Corporations, Affiliated Health Organisations - Non Declared, Community Health Centres, Dental Schools and Clinics, Environmental Health Officers of Local Councils, Government Medical Officers, NSW Ambulance Service, NSW Dept of Health, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres, Private Nursing Homes, Public Hospitals

Distributed to: Public Health System, Community Health Centres , Dental Schools and Clinics, Environmental Health Officers of Local Councils, Government Medical Officers, Health Associations Unions, Health Professional Associations and Related Organisations, NSW Ambulance Service , NSW Department of Health, Public Hospitals, Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres , Private Nursing Homes, Tertiary Education Institutes

Review Date: 25 February 2010

File No: 549

Previous reference: 87/62

Issue Date: 25 March 1987

Status: Active

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