Q In the article, “Mass Casualty Triage Guideline Makes Its Debut,” Christine Kilgore (2008) discusses the proposed guidelines and whether we are ready for national guidelines. A proposed national guideline on mass casualty triage will decrease confusion and improve the consistency of disaster triage practices across locales and regions, the guideline's authors assert. But other experts caution that the lack of evidence-based standards means it may be too soon to start crafting national guidelines. The proposed national triage guideline, which was published in a supplement to the September issue of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, establishes a standardized set of priority categories and color designations for primary triage - including an "expectant" category for patients unlikely to survive--and formalizes processes for sorting patients and applying lifesaving interventions. Titled SALT (Sort, Assess, Life-Saving Interventions, Treatment and/or Transport), the proposed guideline was designed to be simple and easily integrated into any EMS system's triage protocols, the authors report. Discuss the following: 1. Describe the process of SALT triage method of lifesaving interventions. 2. Analyze and assess a disaster scenario and apply SALT triage for your selected threat scenario (i.e., Hurricane Katrina). Alternatively, you can discuss a scenario from your community where SALT was used. Research the guidelines and cite your source in APA format. Reference: Kilgore, C. (2008, Nov). Mass Casualty Triage Guideline Makes Its Debut. ACEP News. Retrieved on 19 Aug 2017 from https://www.acep.org/clinical---practice-management/mass-casualty-triage-guideline-makes-its-debut/ ************************************************************************************************************************************ ALL FORUMS Initial Response: Initial responses should be no less than 450 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least two references (aside from the textbook). Initial responses are due no later than 11:55 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Day 3 of each week. This allows time for other students to respond to your initial response. Please be aware that just “cutting and pasting” sections of articles (in lieu of writing an original initial post) is not acceptable and will negatively impact your grade. Peer Responses: Students are required to respond to at least two (2) other student’s initial postings (and the instructor) with significant comments that have substance. Peer responses are due no later than 11:55 p.m. ET on Sunday, Day 7 of each week. All peer responses must be substantial and significant and should be no less than 200 words in length not including your reference(s) and supported by at least one reference (aside from the textbook). If possible, one of the responses to another’s work should be from an opposing viewpoint. Your response to your peers work should be engaging and informative with good substance (just stating “I agree…” is not acceptable). Your responses should contribute in a meaningful way to helping advance our knowledge of the topics the class explores. Your responses to another’s work should be posted as a sub-thread to the student’s original posting of whom you are commenting. For all Forum activity, students are encouraged to use the APUS Online Library to search for references that help support their argument (in addition to textbook material). All posts should contribute and advance the class knowledge of the course themes. The Forum provides an opportunity for everyone to analyze work from many different perspectives. Late Forum posts receive a 10% per day late penalty. If your 2 peer responses are posted after the week is ended (after Day 7, Sunday) they receive a zero, in that the discussion is over and you cannot receive credit for participation in a discussion with others after the discussion week has closed.