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Comparative analysis of existing medical triage systems for children affected by emergency situations
https://doi.org/10.21508/1027-4065-2026-71-2-114-119
Abstract
The paper provides a comparative analysis of modern medical triage systems for children affected by emergency situations. Four key systems are considered: JumpSTART (Simple triage and rapid treatment), Pediatric Triage Tape (PTT), Care Flight Triage and SALT. It was concluded that the Care Flight Triage system is the most preferable for use by ordinary medical professionals in stressful emergency situations. Its key advantages are the simplicity of the algorithm, high evaluation speed (about 15 seconds per child) and sufficient accuracy for these conditions. Other systems, such as JumpSTART (which has age restrictions), PTT (which requires special equipment) and SALT (Sort, Assess, Life-Saving Interventions, Treatment/Transport) (which has a complex structure), are considered less practical for quick use by untrained specialists. A crucial condition for improving the effectiveness of medical and diagnostic care for children with mechanical injuries in emergencies is the training of medical personnel in the section «trauma surgery» with the principles of medical triage, which is currently practically absent in the programs of medical universities, organizations and departments of postgraduate medical training.
About the Authors
A. V. Useinov
Russian Peoples’ Friendship University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
117198, Moscow
R. A. Keshishyan
Russian Peoples’ Friendship University ; Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education ; V.F. Voino-Yasenetsky Scientific Center for Specialized Medical Care for Children
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
117198, Moscow
125993, Moscow
119619, Moscow
P. V. Medinsky
Clinical and Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Trauma
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
119180, Moscow
R. T. Nalbandyan
Clinical and Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Trauma
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
119180, Moscow
N. A. Kadyrova
Russian Peoples’ Friendship University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
117198, Moscow
K. A. Teunova
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
119048, Moscow
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Useinov A.V., Keshishyan R.A., Medinsky P.V., Nalbandyan R.T., Kadyrova N.A., Teunova K.A. Comparative analysis of existing medical triage systems for children affected by emergency situations. Rossiyskiy Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii (Russian Bulletin of Perinatology and Pediatrics). 2026;71(2):114-119. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21508/1027-4065-2026-71-2-114-119
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