Table 1.

Air Medical Prehospital Triage (AMPT) Score

Criterion	Points
Glasgow Coma Scale <14	1
Respiratory Rate <10 or >29 breaths/min	1
Unstable chest wall fractures*	1
Suspected hemothorax or pneumothorax†	1
Paralysis	1
Multisystem trauma ‡	1
PHY+ANA §	2
Consider helicopter transport if AMPT score ≥2 points

^*Any chest wall instability or deformity including flail chest or multiple ribs fractures on physical exam

^†Absence of breath sounds on affected hemithorax PLUS objective signs of respiratory distress (cyanosis, SpO2<92%, signs of tension physiology)

^‡3 or more anatomic body regions injured

^§any 1 physiologic criterion plus any 1 anatomic criterion present from American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma national field triage guidelines