Health Services Organization in the Event of Disaster (PAHO, 1989, 129 pages): Annexes: Annex 7: Model triage tag

Health Services Organization in the Event of Disaster (PAHO, 1989, 129 pages)

Annexes

		Annex 1: Disaster behavior: Assumptions and realities1
		Annex 2: Medical care survey form
		Annex 3: List of drugs and equipment for major disasters
		Annex 4: Design considerations for disaster-prone hospitals
		Annex 5: Energy and communications
		Annex 6: First aid training checklist
		Annex 7: Model triage tag
		Annex 8: Classification card
		Annex 9: Medical orders record sheet

Annex 7: Model triage tag

METTAG

In June 1977 the Emergency Medical Services Commission of Metropolitan Chicago endorsed METTAG (Medical Emergency Triage Tag) as the standardized field triage disaster tag. Source: METTAG, Journal of Civil Defense, P.O. Box 910, Starke, Florida, 32091.