A triage nurse in an emergency department (ED) is attending to the victims of a train crash. All victims are alert. Which of these clients does the nurse assign to the emergent category?
A. A victim with respiratory distress
B. A victim with a fractured humerus
C. A victim with partial amputation of the foot
D. A victim with a forehead laceration that is not bleeding
E. A victim with multiple nonbleeding bruises of the arms and legs
Ans:
A. A victim with respiratory distress
C. A victim with partial amputation of the foot
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