A mass casualty accident has occurred. The nurse in the emergency department receives a patient who is coded red. What care should the nurse prepare to provide to this patient?
1. Send the patient home.
2. Evaluate the patient in the next few hours.
3. Immediately evaluate this patient.
4. Permit the family to be with the patient as death approaches.
Correct Answer: 3
Green means home care would be sufficient. Yellow means that the patient can be evaluated within a few hours. Red means the patient needs life-saving intervention. Black means the patient will most likely die from the injuries.
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