Treatment for disaster victims depends on the type of emergency or disaster, scene safety, and resources needed and available. The client has a triage classification of yellow. What is the client's care priority?
A) Comfort care
B) Delayed care
C) Immediate care
D) Urgent care
Ans: D
Triage classification for care by color is as follows: green, delayed care; yellow, urgent care; red, immediate care; and black, no care and comfort care.
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