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MC The nurse is working at a shelter for hurricane victims. The nurse has been assigned to triaging. Two of the clients the nurse first assesses need green tags. Green tags usually indicate victims
 
  A. Who have life-threatening injuries but who can be stabilized and who have a probability of survival.
   B. With systemic complications that are not yet life-threatening and who can wait 45 to 60 minutes for medical attention.
   C. Who have died.
   D. With local injuries without immediate systemic complications who can wait several hours for treatment.

Question 2

MC Effective disaster planning is based on certain principles. These principles include the requirement that response plans should: (Select all that apply.)
 
  A. Be kept confidential until executed.
   B. Enlist the support and coordinate the efforts of the entire community.
   C. Be based on knowledge about how people generally behave in emergency situations.
   D. Account for primarily the physical health needs of victims and helpers.
   E. Be written so specifically that they are not easily changed.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D. With local injuries without immediate systemic complications who can wait several hours for treatment.

Answer to Question 2

C. Be based on knowledge about how people generally behave in emergency situations.


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