Accuracy of pre-hospital triage protocols in selecting severely injured patients: A systematic review

Van Rein, Eveline A.J.; Houwert, R. Marijn; Gunning, Amy C; More Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 83(2):328-339, August 2017.

A systematic review to evaluate the current literature on pre-hospital triage protocols and determine their accuracy in terms of sensitivity and specificity. The review showed that nearly all protocols are incapable of identifying severely injured patients.