MDC4 Final Exam 2024 (A+ Guaranteed)

what are the categories of triage? correct answers - emergent - urgent - nonurgent - primary survey what classifies a patient as emergent according to triage correct answers - life threatening injuries - needs immediate treatment what patient conditions warrant an emergent status of triage correct answers - respiratory distress - chest pain with diaphoresis - stroke - active hemorrhage - unstable vitals what classifies a patient as urgent according to triage correct answers patient should be treated quickly but there is not and immediate threat to life what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage correct answers - severe abdominal pain - renal colic - displaced multiple fractures - new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia) what classifies a patient as nonurgent according to triage correct answers patient can wait several hours without a risk to life what patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for triage correct answers - skin rash - strains/sprains - colds - simple fracture what is a primary survey that should be performed while triaging? correct answers ABCDE what does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients correct answers A: Airway/cervical spine B: Breathing C: Circulation D: Disability E: Exposure what does the "A" refer to in ABCDE correct answers airway, cervical spine - patent airway - immobilize spine