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The initial START triage scheme utilized
capillary refill as a surrogate for circulatory status, but a later revision
demonstrated better specificity (negative in health) when utilizing radial
pulse as the perfusion indicator. Some schools believe that the
absence of a radial pulse in an adult roughly correlated with a systolic
blood pressure less than 80 mm Hg. |