Triage Accuracy and the 2015 Field Trauma Triage Criteria Update
In this cohort study, the implementation of updated FTT guidelines was immediately associated with a 15% decrease in undertriage without an increase in overtriage. After the implementation of these guidelines, rates of undertriage increased by 2% each year. These findings suggest that FTT is effective in decreasing undertriage; however, ongoing monitoring is required to ensure that these benefits are maintained.
Authors
- A. Nathens
- Priscila Pequeno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1366-5063)
- B Haas
- Bourke W. Tillmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-5972)
- Matthew P. Guttman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6985-6403)
- Petros Pechlivanoglou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5090-7936)
- Damon C. Scales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7101-3958)
- Corey Freedman
Institutions
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- Toronto Public Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.52092
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research