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. 2011 Oct;55:337–346.

Table 6.

All cases*: 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 40.6 64.4 26.5 49.45
Death
  Undertriage (%) 21.47 2.34 0.86 3.19 0.86
ISS>15
  Undertriage (%) 16.0 16.9 10.5 24.3 17.4
  Overtriage (%) 55.5 38.8 63.4 24.4 48.0
*

Entire cohort n=4,726,252.

1.

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

2.

Cases with intrusion >18”, 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.