Triage of road injury casualties - the role of bystanders: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Bystanders have the potential to be a critical component of the Road Injury Chain of Survival, particularly in the early phases of injury recognition, scene assessment, and emergency service activation. Their potential role in trauma triage remains underexplored. This scoping review aims to examine the existing evidence of the use of bystanders in triage-both laypersons and non-clinical professionals-during the prehospital phase of road injury and other trauma scenarios. A systematic search was undertaken across MEDLINE, CINAHL, and the Psychology & Behavioural Sciences Collection using the EBSCO Host platform, with supplementary hand searches via Google Scholar and reference screening. Articles were included if they addressed triage by lay or professional bystanders (e.g. police, fire and

SUBMITTER: Russam GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12369110 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature