What statement best describes the basic concept of mass causality triage?
A. "The greatest good for the greatest amount of people"
B. "First come, first served"
C. "Women and children first"
D. "First priority to the most critical"
A
Triage for a mass causality incident differs from "civilian" triage in that its main goal is to pro-vide the most effective care for the greatest number of people. Clients are classified into one of four categories: emergent, urgent, nonurgent, or expected to die. Clients who are classified as expected to die would not be assigned first priority in a mass causality situation.
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