ABSTRACT
Despite the above admonishment from Hippocrates, traumatologists have been developing scoring and triage methodologies for several decades. Indeed, quantifying severity of injury and optimizing triage decisions are integral to ensuring that the highest level of care is provided for the greatest number of patients. Scoring systems have been developed to describe the severity of injuries, as well as the general underlying condition. The purpose of triage is to sort the acutely injured by priority for treatment and transport and to make best use of available resources.
