10-45's 10-37's Triage Colors and Codes

Question 1

10-37 Code 1

Answer 1

Victim Deceased

Question 2

10-37 Code 2

Answer 2

Victim/Patient is NOT BREATHING and requires resuscitation or may be suffering from a SERIOUS, APPARENTLY LIFE THREATENING injury or illness.

Question 3

10-37 Code 3

Answer 3

Victim/Patient IS breathing and suffering form a NON-SERIOUS, apparently NON-LIFE THREATENING injury or illness.

Question 4

10-37 Code 4

Answer 4

Medical assignment where the unit is 10-84, has no patient contact and EMS is on-scene.

Question 5

Signal_____with appropriate sub-code shall be transmitted in lieu of signal_____for thermal burn injuries which occur as a direct result of heat from a flame.

Answer 5

10-45, 10-37. The officer transmitting signal 10-45 for this type of burn injury shall request the response of a Battalion Chief to the scene. Where doubt exists as to which signal to transmit, a Battalion Chief shall be requested to respond to the scene.

Question 6

Patient Condition

Deceased

Answer 6

Color Tag: Black

10-45 Code 1

Question 7

Patient Condition

Life Threatening Injury/Illness

Answer 7

Color Tag: Red/Orange

10-45 Code 2

Question 8

Patient Condition

Non-Life Threatening Injury

Answer 8

Color Tag: Yellow

10-45 Code 3

Question 9

Patient Condition

Non-Serious Injury/Ambulatory

Answer 9

Color Tag: Green

10-45 Code 4