Introduction: First aid is multifaceted, with one scenario involving mass casualty incidents where multiple patients are injured simultaneously. In such situations, triage must first be conducted, followed by the allocation of appropriate medical resources according to the severity of injuries and the available resources. However, emergency care education in Taiwan rarely addresses this topic, often focusing solely on one-on-one scenarios, leading to a disconnect between education and real-world practice. This study surveys perceptions of mass casualty incidents to explore the importance of community people learning to triage, and then provides scientific suggestions on the design of resilience education for Taiwanese people to jointly build a resilient urban and rural area. Methods: According to the medical treatment process of injured and injured patients, it can be divided into three stages: first aid/first response, ambulance transfer, and medical treatment in the hospital. Therefore, this study focuses on “Community people”, “Civilian rescuer”, “Emergency medical practitioners (including fire department)”, and “Hospital medical staff” are the research objects for which questionnaires are distributed. Then use Standard deviation, One-way ANOVA, Scheffe’s method/Tukey’s range test to analyze and obtain key information. Results: The study found that all four groups agreed that courses on “first aid education under 39 hours” and “disaster preparedness education” should include triage training. Additionally, the study found that hospital-based medical personnel and emergency medical practitioners believe that community members with basic first aid training, volunteers of disaster response teams, and community leaders should learn triage, rather than requiring everyone to learn it. Conclusion: This study suggests that triage training should be included as an extension/supplementary course in disaster resilience education or as part of continuing/in-service education. Give priority to those who already have first aid knowledge and disaster prevention teaming skills to improve their survival rate and resilience in emergencies.
Chen et al. (Sun,) studied this question.