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HESI Case Studies--Pediatrics-Burns. Exam
Questions and Verified Answers 2024
1. Which action is included when a level 1 disaster is declared? - answer✔All local hospitals
prepare to receive casualties
Classification as a Level I disaster indicates that local emergency response personnel and
organizations can contain and effectively manage the disaster and its aftermath.
2. Some parents call the local emergency rooms in an attempt to learn where their children will
be transferred. Which action should be implemented to help these family members? -
answer✔Designate specific family areas that are staffed with counselors
3. Paramedics are triaging clients at the accident site. Which action is implemented by the
triage personnel. - answer✔Place a disaster tag securely on each victim
Victim tracking is a critical component in casualty management. Disaster tags are color-coded
and numbered to indicate triage priority. They include the client's name, address, and age, as
well as a description and location of the client's injuries
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4. Which of the following clients would be given a red tag? (Select all) - answer✔-A client whose
vitals signs are as follows: RR 22, HR 120, BP 85/52
**Client is going into shock and should be seen immediately**
-A client with a pulsating femur wound
**client has an arterial bleed and can go into shock and therefore should be seen
immediately***
-A client with full-thickness burns over 50% of the body
**client should be attended to immediately**
5. Into which triage category should David be placed? - answer✔Priority 1, Color red
**life-threatening, but survivable with intervention
Yellow- injuries significant and require medical care, but tx can be delayed 30-60 min.
Green- injuries are minor and tx can be delayed several hours.
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HESI Case Studies--Pediatrics-Burns. Exam
Questions and Verified Answers 2024
1. Which action is included when a level 1 disaster is declared? - answer✔All local hospitals
prepare to receive casualties
Classification as a Level I disaster indicates that local emergency response personnel and
organizations can contain and effectively manage the disaster and its aftermath.
2. Some parents call the local emergency rooms in an attempt to learn where their children will
be transferred. Which action should be implemented to help these family members? -
answer✔Designate specific family areas that are staffed with counselors
3. Paramedics are triaging clients at the accident site. Which action is implemented by the
triage personnel. - answer✔Place a disaster tag securely on each victim
Victim tracking is a critical component in casualty management. Disaster tags are color-coded
and numbered to indicate triage priority. They include the client's name, address, and age, as
well as a description and location of the client's injuries
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
4. Which of the following clients would be given a red tag? (Select all) - answer✔-A client whose
vitals signs are as follows: RR 22, HR 120, BP 85/52
**Client is going into shock and should be seen immediately**
-A client with a pulsating femur wound
**client has an arterial bleed and can go into shock and therefore should be seen
immediately***
-A client with full-thickness burns over 50% of the body
**client should be attended to immediately**
5. Into which triage category should David be placed? - answer✔Priority 1, Color red
**life-threatening, but survivable with intervention
Yellow- injuries significant and require medical care, but tx can be delayed 30-60 min.
Green- injuries are minor and tx can be delayed several hours.
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