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| Chapter : | ch29. Trauma & Emergency Medicine | Section : | Triage of the Trauma Patient | | The National Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) Score System | | Copyright (c) 2006-2007, Institute for Algorithmic Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. All rights reserved. |
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Overview :
The National
Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) developed a simple scoring system for patients
receiving air transport during the Vietnam War.
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Patient
Status |
Score
Level |
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not acute
life-threatening disease or injury |
1 |
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acute
intervention not necessary; further diagnostic studies
needed |
2 |
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severe but
not life threatening disease or injury; acute intervention
necessary |
3 |
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development of vital (life
threatening) danger possible |
4 |
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acute
vital (life threatening) danger |
5 |
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acute
cardiac or respiratory arrest |
6 |
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dead |
7 |
Restated:
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Patient
Status |
Intervention |
Score
Level |
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not acute
life-threatening disease or injury |
acute
intervention not necessary |
1 |
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further
diagnostic studies needed |
acute
intervention not necessary |
2 |
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severe but
not life threatening disease or injury |
acute
intervention necessary |
3 |
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development of vital danger
possible |
acute
intervention necessary |
4 |
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acute
vital (life threatening) danger |
acute
intervention necessary |
5 |
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acute
cardiac or respiratory arrest |
emergency
resuscitation |
6 |
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dead |
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7 |
| References: | |
Veldman A, Fischer D, et al. Proposal for
a new scoring system in international interhospital air transport. J Travel Med.
2001; 8: 154-157. (Table 1, page 154)
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