A patient is tagged as "Minor" during a mass casualty event. An example of a "Minor" triage is a patient with
a. a strained right shoulder. c. an obstructed air-way.
b. a large laceration to the right leg. d. who is unconscious.
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Under the START triage system, those tagged "Minor" are injured persons who can be assisted after those who are tagged as "Immediate" and "Delayed" have been medically tended to. Per-sons tagged as "Minor" will not need medical care for at least several hours and can usually walk with assistance (usually consisting of bandages and acute first aid). A patient with a large lacera-tion to the right leg would be classified under Delayed triage. Patients with obstructed airway or who are unconscious would be classified under Immediate triage.
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