Malpas, Michael2020-02-062020-02-062011-12Malpas, M., 2011. Prehospital reflections: diagnosing apnoea at a multiple casualty chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incident. Emergency Medicine Journal : EMJ, 28 (12), 1061-1062.1472-02051472-021310.1136/emj.2011.113019http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12417/715During a multiple casualty chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incident it is imperative that triage is accurately undertaken to use resources effectively and give the greatest chance of survival to those who need it. This reflection explores an option to assist in this matter by proposing a colorimetric breathing detection system, while remembering that this it is untested, may be a useful aid. https://emj.bmj.com/content/emermed/28/12/1061.full.pdf This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2011.113019enEmergency Medical ServicesTriageApneaAdvance Care PlanningJournal Article/Review