A natural gas explosion has destroyed an apartment building. At least five occupants have been ...

A natural gas explosion has destroyed an apartment building. At least five occupants have been killed and another 12 injured. You are in charge of triage and are presented with a young woman who is breathing at a rate of 40 breaths per minute. Using the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system for triaging, you should immediately:
 
  a. place a red tag on the patient and move on to the next patient.
  b. start assisting ventilation with a BVM.
  c. apply oxygen with a nonrebreather face mask.
  d. check for a radial pulse.

Question 2

There is a fight involving approximately 20 bar patrons. Weapons were used, and there are varying degrees and types of injuries. The first person on scene has started assessing a person lying on the floor with blood covering his shirt. Quick assessment reveals him to be breathing at 24 times per minute. Which of the following actions should be done next?
 
  a. Assist ventilation with a BVM.
  b. Check for a radial pulse.
  c. Attend to the next patient.
  d. Place a yellow tag on his wrist.

Question 3

In the Simple Triage and Rapid Transport (START) system for triaging patients, what should you include in your assessment to determine the order in which patients will receive emergency care?
 
  a. Chief complaint, respiratory rate, pulse, medications the patient is using
  b. Respiratory rate, pulse, mental status, ability to walk
  c. Level of consciousness, pulse, past medical history, medications the patient is using
  d. Chief complaint, ability to walk, pulse, past medical history

Question 4

You are at a college football game when a bleacher collapses. Several injured people are walking around with various injuries. Which of the following instructions is most appropriate for these ambulatory patients?
 
  a. Go outside and wait by the red fire truck in the parking lot.
  b. Sit down here so I can do a quick assessment on you.
  c. Put this yellow tag on your wrist and go outside to the red fire truck in the parking lot.
  d. Leave the football stadium and go to the hospital. Others are hurt more seriously than you.

Question 5

You are transporting a patient at a multiple-casualty incident. The patient has a yellow triage tag. You understand this tag to mean:
 
  a. treatment of the patient could be delayed for up to 4 hours.
  b. the patient has minor injuries.
  c. the patient should be with the walking wounded.
  d. the patient has a head injury.