Conventional Categories of Pre Hospital Triage
Black Triage Tag Color

Victim unlikely to survive given level
of severity of injuries , level of
available care, or both
EXPECTANT

Unconscious – Head tilt /chin lift – no
breath

Palliative care and pain relief should
be provided
Red Triage Tag Color

Victim can be helped with immediate
intervention and transport
IMMEDIATE

Requires medical attention within
minutes for survival (up to 60
minutes)

Includes compromises to patient’s
Airway, Breathing and Circulation

Victim’s transport can be delayed

Includes serious and potentially
life- threatening injuries but status is
not expected to deteriorate
significantly over several hours

Victim with relatively minor injuries

Status unlikely to deteriorate over
days

Maybe to assist with own care:
“Walking Wounded”
Yellow Triage Tag Color
DELAYED
Green Triage Tag Color
MINOR
N442 Emergency Preparedness Simulation Holy Family University SONAHP reformatted raelliott 4/2016