SCENARIOUse this scenario to answer the following question(s).You respond to a multiple-casualty incident in which a school bus has gone off the bridge over a highway into the traffic below. You are assigned to triage the children from the bus.Which pediatric patient should be categorized as "delayed"?
A. One who is alert, responds to your voice, and responds appropriately to pain
B. One who can walk and has adequate perfusion according to the peripheral pulse check
C. One who shows decerebrate posturing
D. One who is unresponsive but has a pulse and is breathing
Answer: A
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A. Furosemides B. Morphine sulfates C. Beta blockers D. Catecholamines