Field Triage: Disasters and MCIs – JBL Questions and Answers Already Graded A

Field Triage: Disasters and MCIs – JBL Questions and Answers Already Graded A Which of the following are indicators of mass-casualty triage? Select all that apply. a.) The most severely injured patients are treated and transported first. b.) The number of patients exceeds the available resources. c.) Sufficient resources are available to manage all patients. d.) The victims with the greatest chance of survival are managed first. Answers: B & D You have been dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle crash involving a tour bus that hydroplaned during a thunderstorm. Patient 1 is a responsive man who reports not being able to feel or move his legs. He is currently pinned under debris. His appearance is pale but he is alert. His breathing is rapid and deep, and his radial pulses are slow and regular. How should you triage this patient? a.) Red b.) Black c.) Green d.) Yellow Yellow - Because the patient's pulse is slow and breathing is rapid, he is a second priority or "delayed" patient and can be categorized as yellow. The SALT method differs from other triage systems in its lifesaving intervention steps, which include: a.) Bleeding control. b.) Global sorting. c.) Checking pulse. d.) Assessing mental status. Bleeding control Which of the following is considered a lifesaving intervention according to the SALT mass- casualty triage tool? a.) Splint compound bone fractures. b.) Control major hemorrhage. c.) Perform bag-mask ventilation. d.) Administer chest compressions. Control major hemorrhage How many different patient categories does the SALT triage system include? a.) 4 b.) 5 c.) 6 d.) 3 5 You're on the scene of a mass-casualty incident. Your patient is a 9-year-old male who is not able to walk and breathing 12 times per minute. Using the JumpSTART triage tool, what color triage tag should you place on him? a.) Yellow b.) Green c.) Red d.) Black Red You're on the scene of a mass-casualty incident. Your patient is a 52-year-old male who is breathing and has no peripheral pulses. Given your current resources you do not expect him to survive. Using the SALT triage tool, what color triage tag should you place on him? a.) Yellow b.) Gray c.) Red d.) Black Black Which of the following triage systems is specific to pediatric patients? a.) MASS b.) JuviSALT c.) MUCC d.) JumpSTART JumpSTART When do you perform individual assessment when using