MDC 4 Final Exam Questions With
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What does triaging do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-*acts as gatekeeper*
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helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level
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According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention
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(Most ill/severe will get seen first)
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What is a good model for triaging patients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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ABCs
Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-NO
Which triage situation uses tags? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mass
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casualties
what are the categories of triage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- emergent
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,- urgent
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- nonurgent
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- primary survey
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what classifies a patient as emergent according to triage - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-- life threatening injuries | | |
- needs immediate treatment
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what patient conditions warrant an emergent status of triage - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-- respiratory distress
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- chest pain with diaphoresis
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- stroke
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- active hemorrhage
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- unstable vitals
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what classifies a patient as urgent according to triage - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-patient should be treated quickly but there is not and | | | | | | | | | |
immediate threat to life | | |
what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-- severe abdominal pain | | |
- renal colic
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,- displaced multiple fractures
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- new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)
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what classifies a patient as nonurgent according to triage - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-patient can wait several hours without a risk to life | | | | | | | | |
what patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for triage -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- skin rash | | |
- strains/sprains
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- colds
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- simple fracture
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what is a primary survey that should be performed while triaging? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ABCDE |
what does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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A: Airway/cervical spine
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B: Breathing
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C: Circulation
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D: Disability
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E: Exposure
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, what does the "A" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-airway,
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cervical spine |
- patent airway
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- immobilize spine
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**do NOT move patient
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what does the "B" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-breathing
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- assess sounds
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- assess chest wall movement
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what does the "C" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-circulation
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- vitals (BP and pulse)
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- maintain vascular access
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- stop any bleeding
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what does the "D" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-disability
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Correct Answers
What does triaging do? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-*acts as gatekeeper*
| | | | | | | |
helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level
| | | | | | | | |
According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention
| | | | | |
(Most ill/severe will get seen first)
| | | | |
What is a good model for triaging patients? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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ABCs
Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-NO
Which triage situation uses tags? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-mass
| | | | | | | |
casualties
what are the categories of triage? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- emergent
| | | | | | | | |
,- urgent
|
- nonurgent
|
- primary survey
| |
what classifies a patient as emergent according to triage - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-- life threatening injuries | | |
- needs immediate treatment
| | |
what patient conditions warrant an emergent status of triage - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-- respiratory distress
| | |
- chest pain with diaphoresis
| | | |
- stroke
|
- active hemorrhage
| |
- unstable vitals
| |
what classifies a patient as urgent according to triage - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-patient should be treated quickly but there is not and | | | | | | | | | |
immediate threat to life | | |
what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-- severe abdominal pain | | |
- renal colic
| |
,- displaced multiple fractures
| | |
- new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)
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what classifies a patient as nonurgent according to triage - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-patient can wait several hours without a risk to life | | | | | | | | |
what patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for triage -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- skin rash | | |
- strains/sprains
|
- colds
|
- simple fracture
| |
what is a primary survey that should be performed while triaging? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-ABCDE |
what does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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A: Airway/cervical spine
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B: Breathing
|
C: Circulation
|
D: Disability
|
E: Exposure
|
, what does the "A" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-airway,
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cervical spine |
- patent airway
| |
- immobilize spine
| |
**do NOT move patient
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what does the "B" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-breathing
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- assess sounds
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- assess chest wall movement
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what does the "C" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-circulation
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- vitals (BP and pulse)
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- maintain vascular access
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- stop any bleeding
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what does the "D" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-disability
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