Putting triage theory into practice at the scene of multiple casualty vehicular accidents: the reality of multiple casualty triage

This presentation highlights the findings of a project that explored the nexus between theoretical understandings of the triage process, and how triage is actually performed. This presentation was delivered at a number of national and international forums. For the project, information was collected from ambulance Paramedics from South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory, through focus groups and interviews. This project was supported by a grant from the ACT NRMA Road Safety Trust.






Reference: Arbon P, Zeitz K, Ranse J, Wren H, Driscoll K, Elliott R. The realities of triage; paper presented at the 6th International Conference for Emergency Nurses, Melbourne, Australia, 12th October 2007.

Reference: Arbon P, Zeitz K, Ranse J, Wren H, Driscoll K, Elliott R. Multi-casualty triage – putting triage theory into practice at the scene of multiple casualty vehicular accidents; paper presented at the15th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 14th May 2007.

Reference: Arbon P, Zeitz K, Ranse J, Wren H, Driscoll K, Elliott R. Putting triage theory into practice at the scene of multiple casualty vehicular accidents: the reality of multiple casualty triage; paper presented at the ACT Public Health Forum, Canberra, Australia, 16th November 2006.

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Thesis: In-hospital resuscitation: Graduate nurses’ lived experience in the non-critical care environment – a hermeneutic phenomenological approach

In resuscitation teachings to newly Registered Nurses, we place an emphasis on process of Airway, Breathing and Circulation - in reality this is not their role. In a resuscitation, the newly Registered Nurse will be scribing, drawing-up medications and scouting for equipment. As such, the in-hospital training of such cohorts needs to be addressed to meet the realities of the newly Registered Nurses role. This example is one of a number of findings related to my thesis, which was completed in partial fulfilment for the award: Master of Critical Care Nursing.

Reference: Ranse J. In-hospital resuscitation: graduate nurses’ lived experience in the non-critical care environment – a hermeneutic phenomenological approach [thesis]. University of Canberra. 2006.

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