Table 1.

The national criteria for on-scene trauma triage.

Physiological criteria	Respiratory rate of <10 or >29 breaths per minute Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg Glasgow Coma Scale < 13 points Persisting focal neurological deficit
Anatomical criteria	Penetrating head trauma Chest wall instability or deformity Penetrating chest trauma Penetrating abdominal trauma Pelvic instability 2 or more long-bone fractures (femur, humerus, tibia)
Mechanism of injury	Falls from a height of >6 m Vehicle run over Pedestrian struck > 35 km.h−1 Ejection from vehicle Intrusion in vehicle Death in the same passenger compartment Burial Another mechanism with the equivalent energy
Auxiliary criteria	Age ≤ 6 or ≥ 60 years Major cardiopulmonary comorbidity Intoxication