Triage in Action: A Principles-Based Approach to Mass Casualty Management in Tactical Combat Casualty Care
The principles-based two-pass triage model offers a practical and operationally aligned framework for Role 1 casualty care. It improves decision-making, communication, and casualty flow during complex MASCAL events while enhancing training, interoperability, and mission success. This approach is endorsed by CoTCCC and integrated into the 2025 TCCC guidelines to optimize outcomes across the full spectrum of military operations.
Authors
- Stacy Shackelford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3585-2150)
- Stephen Rush
- J.J.Mason Brown
- Ricky Kue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-1101)
- Andrew Schaffrinna
- Eric J. Koch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5593-392X)
- Michael A Remley
- Travis G Deaton
- James R. Stringer
- Harold R Montgomery
Institutions
- United States Army Medical Command (US)
- Womack Army Medical Center (US)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- Combat Medical (Spain) (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Special Operations Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55460/zc6p-ys4g
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00