The AEMT correctly identifies the primary benefit of triage when she states:
A) Triage is a system used by the AEMT to assign the order of care when an incident contains more than five patients.
B) Triage is a system that can be used by the AEMT to determine the number of patients who will most likely die.
C) Triage is used to determine the order in which patients will receive medical care and transport.
D) Triage is a process by which the number of patients is quickly estimated so the appropriate resources can be summoned.
Question 2
The luxury of eliciting a careful, thorough patient history along with a complete physical examination en route to the hospital is known as a(n):
A) rapid medical exam.
B) ongoing assessment.
C) rapid trauma exam.
D) detailed physical exam.