The emergency room nurse is utilizing a triage approach for a mass casualty incident that is different from traditional triage. The difference between these two triage approaches is that:
1. mass casualty is first come, first served; traditional is most critical first.
2. mass casualty is most likely to survive first; traditional is first come, first served.
3. mass casualty is most critical first; traditional is most likely to survive first.
4. mass casualty is most likely to survive first; traditional is most critical first.
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In traditional triaging the most critical come first, but in mass casualties the number of people and limits of supplies have to be taken into consideration. This means the clients who are most likely to survive are treated first and the most critical are treated last.
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