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Air Medical Prehospital Triage

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Air Medical Prehospital Triage, AMPT Score

  • See Also
  1. Aeromedical Transport
  • Indications
  1. Trauma patient assessment for Aeromedical Transport (instead of ground transport)
  1. Score 1: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) <14
  2. Score 1: Respiratory Rate <10 or >29 breaths/min
  3. Score 1: Unstable chest wall Fracture
  4. Score 1: Suspected Hemothorax ot Pneumothorax
  5. Score 1: Paralysis
  6. Score 1: Multisystem Trauma
  7. Score 2: National Field Triage Guideline (any physiologic AND any anatomic criteria)
  • Interpretation (based on total calculated score)
  1. Score 0-1: Ground transport appropriate
  2. Score >=2: Consider air transport
  • References
  1. Brown (2016) Ann Surg 264(2): 378-85 [PubMed]