A triage tag is a tool first responders and medical personnel use during a mass casualty incident. With the aid of the triage tags, the first-arriving personnel are able to effectively and efficiently
Typical triage tag used for emergency mass casualty decontamination.
Cruciform Triage card (© 2015 CWC Services), fully unfolded front
METTAG system in Japanese
In medicine, triage is a process by which care providers, such as medical professionals and those with first aid knowledge, determine the order of priority for providing treatment to injured individua
Triage tag
…A triage tag is a tool first responders and medical personnel use during a mass casualty incident. With the aid of the triage tags, the first-arriving personnel are able to effectively and efficiently distribute the limited resources and provide the necessary immediate care…
Many triage systems use triage tags with specific formats
Emergency Triage (E/T) Lights – particularly useful at night or under adverse conditions
A page of the Edwin Smith Papyrus
Larrey's "flying ambulance" design.