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Original Contributions

Use of SALT Triage in a Simulated Mass-Casualty Incident

E. Brooke Lerner Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin (EBL, RGP), Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia (RBS, PLC), Augusta, Georgia.Correspondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Richard B. Schwartz Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin (EBL, RGP), Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia (RBS, PLC), Augusta, Georgia.
, MD,
Phillip L. Coule Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin (EBL, RGP), Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia (RBS, PLC), Augusta, Georgia.
, MD &
Ronald G. Pirrallo Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin (EBL, RGP), Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Georgia (RBS, PLC), Augusta, Georgia.
, MD, MHSA
Pages 21-25 | Received 23 Mar 2009, Accepted 09 Jun 2009, Published online: 30 Nov 2009

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