What is the simplest method of triaging clients in an emergency department (ED)?
a. basic life-support principles of airway, breathing, and circulation
b. Maslow's hierarchy of physiologic, safety, love, self-esteem, and self-actualization needs
c. holistic perspective of physiologic, psychological, sociocultural, intellectual, and spiritual aspects
d. health continuum from wellness to illness
A
Many hospitals use the American Heart Association's basic life-support principles of airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs). Not all clients who use the ED require immediate care.
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