Table 2.

General Discriminators for each category as per the Manchester Triage System [2]

Patient category	General discriminators
Red	Airway compromise; inadequate breathing; exsanguinating haemorrhage; shock; currently fitting; unresponsive child
Orange	Severe pain; uncontrollable major haemorrhage; altered consciousness level; hot child; very hot adult
Yellow	Moderate pain; uncontrollable minor haemorrhage; history of unconsciousness; hot adult
Green	Recent mild pain; warmth recent
Blue	Recent mild pain; warmth recent