You are caring for numerous patients in the treatment section at the scene of a school shooting. During secondary triage, you encounter a patient wearing a yellow tag. Her level of consciousness is markedly diminished and she is breathing inadequately. You should:
A) recategorize her as an immediate patient, begin treatment, and notify the transportation officer.
B) downgrade her triage status to expectant because of the numerous other patients that also require treatment.
C) remove the yellow tag, replace it with a red tag, and continue secondary triage of the other patients in the section.
D) provide aggressive basic airway management for 5 minutes and recategorize her as an expectant patient if she does not improve.
Answer: A) recategorize her as an immediate patient, begin treatment, and notify the transportation officer.
You might also like to view...
Any signs of an increased work of breathing during the initial assessment require immediate intervention by the Paramedic.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Complete acute abdomen series with supine, erect, and decubitus views and single chest x-ray
a. 74000 b. 74010 c. 74020 d. 74022
The immediate care that is given to someone who is injured or suddenly becomes ill, before complete medical care can be obtained, is known as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Calculate the following concentrations.The prescriber orders diphenhydramine 3% cream. The directions ask for 60 mg per dose. How much is needed per dose?__________
What will be an ideal response?