Aim Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment (START) is commonly used at disaster scenes. The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) is used in urban and rural emergency departments (ED). However, triage is not always accurate or appropriate. The blood lactate level (BLL) is a major biomarker of physical status. We measured BLL using the Lactate Pro‐1710 Test Meter in all patients transported to our ED and assessed their correlation with the triage level determined using START and the CTAS.
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