Presenter explains START triage system used in exercise

Jul 23, 2026

A presenter at the Aspen Airport exercise explained START (Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment), saying the system ranks patients by injury severity to decide who goes to hospital first; the system guided paramedics in the drill.

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A presenter described START triage, saying the exercise used the system to sort wounded participants by priority. “We use a system of triage called START triage, which is Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment,” the presenter said, adding the acronym: “START.”

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