The ability of prehospital providers of all levels of training and experience to triage patients in an MCI is less than optimal. However, this ability improved dramatically after a single didactic session, and improvement persisted one month later.

These data confirm the skill deterioration associated with an infrequently used triage method. Further research to more precisely define triage criteria, as well as the ability to apply the criteria in a clinical setting and to rapidly identify patients at risk for morbidity/mortality is needed.

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