You have been assigned to the triage unit at a multiple-casualty incident. A patient with a yellow triage tag arrives. Your immediate action should be to:
A) re-triage the patient.
B) arrange for immediate transport.
C) obtain vital signs.
D) change the tag to green.
Question 2
The means by which energy, often mechanical forces, is transmitted to the body, producing the potential for trauma would be defined as the:
A) field impression.
B) mechanism of injury.
C) rapid trauma exam.
D) secondary assessment.
Polyps and polyposis. A polyp is a protruding growth from a mucous membrane lining a hollow organ. I
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Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients, Centers for Disease Control, 2011