COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING Flashcards
1
Q
immediate threat to life; DO NOT delay treatment
A
EMERGENT/ CLASS I (RED)
2
Q
major injuries that require treatment; can delay treatment for 30 minutes - 2 hr
A
URGENT/CLASS II (YELLOW)
3
Q
Minor injuries that don’t require immediate treatment, can delay treatment 2-4 hours
A
NONURGENT/ CLASS III (GREEN)
4
Q
expected & allowed to die; prepare for morgue
A
EXPECTANT/ CLASS IV (BLACK)
5
Q
AGENTS OF BIOTERRORISM
A
6
Q
HIGHEST PRIORITY & THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY, AGENTS ARE EASILY TRANSMITTED & HAVE HIGH MORTALITY RATES
(smallpox, botulism, anthrax, tularemia, hemorrhagic fevers (Ebola/Plague)
A
CATEGORY A
7
Q
second highest priority, agents are moderately easy to disseminate & have mod. morbidity rate & low mortality rates
(typhus fever, ricin toxin, e-coli, west nile virus
A
CATEGORY B
