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Table 1. Air Medical Prehospital Triage (AMPT) Score.

Criterion	Points
Glasgow Coma Scale score <14	1
Respiratory rate <10 or >29 breaths/min	1
Unstable chest wall fractures^a	1
Suspected hemothorax or pneumothorax^b	1
Paralysis	1
Multisystem trauma^c	1
Physiologic plus anatomic criteria^d	2
Helicopter transport should be considered if the AMPT score ≥2

^{^a}

Any chest wall instability or deformity, including flail chest or multiple rib fractures on physical examination.

^{^b}

Absence of breath sounds on affected hemithorax along with objective signs of respiratory distress (eg, cyanosis, peripheral oxygen saturation < 92%, or signs of tension physiology).

^{^c}

Three or more anatomic body regions injured.

^{^d}

Any 1 physiologic criterion along with any 1 anatomic criterion present from American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma National Field Triage guidelines.