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. 2011 Oct;55:337–346.

Table 5.

Evaluation Set*: Undertriage and Overtriage of Different Schemes

NASS-CDS Cohort Mobility1 Scene2 Mobility and Scene3 Age or GCS<14 or (Mobilty and Scene) 4
Trauma triage (%) 56.7 40.7 63.8 26.1 49.4
Death
  Undertriage (%) 22.58 0.37 0.43 0.80 0.43
ISS>15
  Undertriage (%) 15.7 16.1 12.81 24.36 19.8
  Overtriage (%) 55.5 38.7 62.8 23.94 48.0
*

Development set N=2,310,063, random sample (48.88%) of the entire cohort.

1.

Those that did not self exited or exited with minimal assistance triaged to trauma centers.

2.

Cases with intrusion ≥ 45.7cm, ejection, rollover, near GAD, lack of restraint use, GCS< 14 or age >55 triaged to trauma center.

3.

Those following Mobility and one Scene criteria triaged to trauma centers.

4.

Those following Mobility and Scene criteria (3 above) or age >55 or GCS <14 triaged to trauma centers.