The trauma nurse is assigned to triage clients who have suffered trauma during a natural disaster. The nurse understands that according to the guidelines for field triage of injured patients, step 2 of triage includes which assessment?
A) Level of consciousness
B) Anatomy of injury
C) Mechanism of injury
D) Special considerations
B) Anatomy of injury
Explanation: A) Assessing level of consciousness is included in step 1 of triage.
B) Step 2 of triage, according to the guidelines for field triage of injured patients, includes assessing the anatomy of injury.
C) Assessing the mechanism of injury is included in step 3 of triage.
D) Assessing for special considerations is included in step 4 of triage.
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