During the aftermath of a disaster, the nurse is assigned to triage incoming injured people. A man shows all the symptoms of a myocardial infarction. What will the nurse probably decide to do?
A. Give him a red tag, so that he is the next person for the physician to treat.
B. Give him a green tag because without a cardiac care unit, the man will probably die.
C. Give the man a black tag and allow him to die with dignity.
D. Show the man's wife how to care for her husband until a physician becomes available.
ANS: A
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