Author Question: You are treating a 16-year-old skateboarder who has fallen at the skate park. She has an angulated ... (Read 39 times)

FButt · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

You are treating a 16-year-old skateboarder who has fallen at the skate park. She has an angulated left forearm that she has in a guarded position. When do you splint this injury?

A) During the secondary exam B) En route to the hospital
C) Immediately D) During the primary exam

Question 2

You arrive on the scene where a school bus has been hit by a train. The bus was in its early stages of picking up students and you only have 5 patients. Your closest unit is 30 minutes away. Triage this patient based on this scenario:
Patient 2 is an 8-year-old male with the following vital signs: respirations 10, pulse 102, and alert mental status with warm dry skin.

A) Priority 4, black tag B) Priority 3, green tag
C) Priority 1, red tag D) Priority 2, yellow tag