When you are placed in charge of the treatment unit at the scene of a multiple-casualty incident, which of the following four patients will you treat first?
a. A confused 69-year-old male with a respiratory rate of 40 and a rapid and weak radial pulse
b. An elderly female patient with a femur fracture and a yellow tag on her wrist
c. A 21-year-old male who goes into cardiac arrest
d. A 13-year-old boy who walked to the treatment area complaining of a severe headache
Answer: a
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