What does SALT stand for?

• A. Sort, Assess, Lifesaving Intervention, Treatment/Transport.
• B. Search, Assess, Life-saving Tactics, Transport.
• C. Sort, Analysis, Lethal Intervention, Transfer.
• D. Signal, Assess, Lifesaving Interventions, Transportation.

Answer: (A)

SALT triage is a mass-casualty on-scene prioritization method, organized around four practical steps. First, sort casualties into groups by urgency and likelihood of benefit from immediate care. Next, assess each person quickly to determine who needs urgent attention and who can wait. Then perform lifesaving interventions on-site for those with a chance of survival, actions that can buy time and stabilize airway, breathing, bleeding, and other critical threats. Finally, treat and transport decisions are made, directing patients to definitive care and coordinating who should be moved to hospitals or trauma facilities. This sequence matches the standard terminology: Sort, Assess, Lifesaving Interventions, Treatment/Transport. The other options swap in terms like Search, Lethal, Signal, or Tactics and Transportation, which do not reflect SALT’s accepted wording.