At a drill involving the rollover of a tourist bus, you have been assigned to the transport area. Which one of the following activities will you perform within this section of the disaster response?

A) Triage and assign priorities of EMS care and transport to the hospital.
B) Transfer patients to ambulances for transport to the hospital.
C) Triage and provide patient care prior to transport to the hospital.
D) Transport patients to the hospital or other appropriate facilities.


Answer: B

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