Ohio EMS Trauma Triage Changes

From the Ohio Division of EMS:
Changes to Ohio’s Trauma Triage Criteria for EMS
December 2014

 
The following changes have been made to the Ohio Trauma Triage Criteria for EMS personnel:

Physiologic
“Needs intubation“ has been modified to “Need for ventilatory support”
o Adults and geriatrics
o EMSIRS field value 9910 (no change to code, only wording)

“Respiratory rate less than 20 in infants less than 1 year old” added
o Pediatrics
o EMSIRS field value 9912

Anatomic
“Open skull fracture” added
o All age groups
o EMSIRS field value 9983

Mechanism
“Vehicle telemetry data consistent with high risk of injury” added
o All age groups
o EMSIRS field value 9997

These changes are now in effect.

Any questions, comments or concerns should be directed to:

Tim Erskine
Chief of Trauma Systems and Research
terskine@dps.ohio.gov
614-387-1951
800-233-0785

Attachments:
ODEMS Trauma Triage Update 2014-12
ODEMS Trauma Triage Decision Tree 2014-12