At a disaster site patients are tagged and then either transported or given life-saving interventions. While one person performs the initial triage what do other EMS personnel do?
A) Perform life-saving measures
B) Apply bandages
C) Tag victims
D) Notify the hospitals of what victims are coming
Ans: A
Feedback: Patients are immediately tagged and transported or given life-saving interventions. One person performs the initial triage while other emergency medical services (EMS) personnel perform life-saving measures (eg, intubation) and transport patients.
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