NUR 113: DISASTER NURSING SAS 7
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What does "triage" mean? - ANS To sort (from French "trier")
What is the goal of triage? - ANS Right patient, right place, right time, right care
Who coined the triage definition in this lesson? - ANS Rice & Abel (1992)
What are essential traits of a triage officer? - ANS Clinical experience, judgment, calmness,
decisiveness, resource awareness
What is Daily Triage? - ANS Routine prioritization in the ED using clinical judgment
What is Incident Triage? - ANS Triage during a surge of patients without disaster activation
What is Disaster Triage? - ANS Used when resources are overwhelmed in mass casualty
events
What does MCI stand for? - ANS Mass Casualty Incident
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, What is the purpose of disaster triage? - ANS Use limited resources to save the most lives
Categories of disaster triage? - ANS Immediate (Red), Delayed (Yellow), Minimal (Green),
Deceased (Black), Expectant (Gray)
Color for Immediate care? - ANS Red
Color for Delayed care? - ANS Yellow
Color for Minor injuries? - ANS Green
Color for Deceased? - ANS Black
Color for Expectant? - ANS Gray
What must responders wear during chemical/biological incidents? - ANS PPE (Personal
Protective Equipment)
What is Population-Based Triage? - ANS Prevents secondary illness/injury within the
community
What does SEIRV stand for? - ANS Susceptible, Exposed, Infectious, Removed, Vaccinated
Who are Susceptible individuals? - ANS Those unexposed but vulnerable to infection
Who are Exposed individuals? - ANS Contacted disease, incubating, not yet contagious
Who are Infectious individuals? - ANS Symptomatic and contagious
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EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What does "triage" mean? - ANS To sort (from French "trier")
What is the goal of triage? - ANS Right patient, right place, right time, right care
Who coined the triage definition in this lesson? - ANS Rice & Abel (1992)
What are essential traits of a triage officer? - ANS Clinical experience, judgment, calmness,
decisiveness, resource awareness
What is Daily Triage? - ANS Routine prioritization in the ED using clinical judgment
What is Incident Triage? - ANS Triage during a surge of patients without disaster activation
What is Disaster Triage? - ANS Used when resources are overwhelmed in mass casualty
events
What does MCI stand for? - ANS Mass Casualty Incident
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, What is the purpose of disaster triage? - ANS Use limited resources to save the most lives
Categories of disaster triage? - ANS Immediate (Red), Delayed (Yellow), Minimal (Green),
Deceased (Black), Expectant (Gray)
Color for Immediate care? - ANS Red
Color for Delayed care? - ANS Yellow
Color for Minor injuries? - ANS Green
Color for Deceased? - ANS Black
Color for Expectant? - ANS Gray
What must responders wear during chemical/biological incidents? - ANS PPE (Personal
Protective Equipment)
What is Population-Based Triage? - ANS Prevents secondary illness/injury within the
community
What does SEIRV stand for? - ANS Susceptible, Exposed, Infectious, Removed, Vaccinated
Who are Susceptible individuals? - ANS Those unexposed but vulnerable to infection
Who are Exposed individuals? - ANS Contacted disease, incubating, not yet contagious
Who are Infectious individuals? - ANS Symptomatic and contagious
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