Group |
Color |
Type of Trauma |
Systems Triage |
Level of Care |
| Emergent | Red | Critical; May survive if simple lifesaving measures are applied | Arterial bleeding, Respiratory, Cardiovascular | I, II |
| Urgent | Yellow | Likely to survive if simple care is given within hours | Cardiovascular, Hemorrhage and Transfusion, Neurological, Musculoskeletal, Abdominal | I, II |
| Nonurgent | Green | Minor trauma; care may be delayed while other patients receive trauma | Neurological, Musculoskeletal, Abdominal | II, III, IV |
| Catastrophic | Blue | Patients are unlikely to survive or those who need extensive care within minutes | Neurological | I |
| None | Black | Dead or severely injured and not expected to survive | Any of the above | II, III, IV |