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RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

Emergency medical personnel are at the scene of a mass casualty incident. What information should personnel document about each victim?

Select all that apply.
1. Name and injuries
2. Medication history
3. Interventions performed
4. Allergies
5. Name of next of kin

Question 2

There is a radiologic dispersion bomb (dirty bomb) explosion in a subway station. In what order should the nurse deliver patient care at the scene of the explosion?

Choice 1. Begin direct patient care for complaints of fatigue and nausea.
Choice 2. Decontaminate clothing of patients.
Choice 3. Assess patients for burns and blunt trauma.
Choice 4. Evacuate patients from the exposure area.

mmj22343 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4

Emergency medical systems (EMS) use a common triage tag state- or region-wide. The triage tag includes a sequential number and barcoded stickers for assigned categories. The triage personnel should include whatever information is available, such as the patient's name, presenting injury or complaint, any interventions performed in the field, and allergy and medication history if possible. The next of kin is not identified or documented for each victim of a mass casualty incident.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3, 4, 2, 1

The major activities performed for patients who have suffered a nuclear casualty are triage, evacuation or sheltering, search and rescue, radioactive monitoring, decontamination, and direct patient care. The patient will be assessed for injuries such as burns or blunt trauma. The victim should be evacuated from the exposure area, along with the healthcare provider and first responders. Decontamination should begin as soon as patients are evacuated from the exposure area. This may include an initial onsite decontamination followed by a second decontamination procedure at the healthcare facility. There may be some early complaints of radiation exposure such as nausea or fatigue. The manifestations of serious radiation exposure may not occur for several hours and do not suggest imminent death.