NUR 254 Triage Disaster

NUR 254 Triage Disaster
1. The nurse has arrived to the site of a bombing and needs to assign triage color codes to
victims.Which of the following would be green tagged? SATA
1. 23 year old who has a penetrating injury to the abdomen
2. 43 year old with cuts and bruises on both arms
3. 21 year old with a sprained ankle and bruising on the thighs
4. 32 year old who is unresponsive
5. 54 year old who is pinned under a large chunk of cement
Answer
2, 3
2. The nurse is triaging at a field hospital set up following an earthquake in a large city. Which
patients will be black-tagged? SATA
1. 33 year old who was found unresponsive under a vehicle and needs CPR
2. 45 year old with a broken arm and a head wound, A&Ox4
3. 23 year old with 3rd degree burns to both legs
4. 67 year old who was brought in with no pulse and extreme blood loss
5. 19 year old with a severed femoral artery and BP of 70/60
Answer
1, 4, 5
3. Which triaged patients can wait to be seen for a few hours?
1. black tagged
2. red tagged
3. yellow tagged
4. green tagged
Answer
3
4. The nurse is triaging patients following a building collapse. One patient needs CPR, one
patient has a pneumothorax, another patient has a compound leg fracture, and another patient is
putting pressure on a bleeding wound on their arm. Which patient would be considered a red
tag?
1. CPR
2. pneumothorax
3. leg fracture
4. arm wound
Answer
2