Disaster

Question 1

START

Answer 1

simple triage and rapid treatment

Question 2

RPM assessment

Answer 2

Respirations >30
Perfusion (cap refill) >2
Mental Status CAN DO follow simple commands

Question 3

Ambulatory

Answer 3

all ambulatory patients are considered minor and should be moved to minor treatment area where they receive treatment

Question 4

Non-ambulatory

Answer 4

Assessed using RPM assessment

Question 5

Medical treatment during triage is limited to…

Answer 5

open airway
stop bleeding
elevate extremities
CPR not attempted

Question 6

Red

Answer 6

Immediate
patient is unable to physiologically compensate with the injury sustained unless an intervention is entertained rapidly
outside RPM parameters
go to OR or ICU

Question 7

Yellow

Answer 7

Delayed
patient can fully compensate physiologically, meaning their physiologic compensatory mechanisms are intact but generally are unable to ambulate. but may loose the compensatory mechanism at any time
within RPM parameters

Question 8

Green

Answer 8

Minor

all physiologic compensatory mechanisms are intact and the are able to ambulate.

Question 9

Black

Answer 9

Deceased/non-salvageable
brain matter showing, a gunshot wound to the head with parameters outside of the physiologically compensated range
If death has not occurred but expected to occur then palliative care is appropriate to include relief of pain, administration of oxygen, and other non-invasive interventions that can be delivered.

Question 10

Triage facts

Answer 10

80% self refer
20% arrive by ems
1/3 black red or yellow
2/3 yellow and green

Question 11

START step 1

Answer 11

move anyone who can walk to minor area and green tag them

Question 12

START step 2

Answer 12

Assess respirations
if 30 or less move to step 3
if greater than 30 tag as red
if apneic, open airway, if patient remains apneic, tag as black

Question 13

START step 3

Answer 13

Assess capillary refill or radial pulse
if 2 or less, move to step 4
if greater than 2, tag as red

Question 14

START step 4

Answer 14

Assess mental status
if they follow commands tag as yellow
if unable to follow commands tag as red

Question 15

Jump START

Answer 15

newborn to 8 years

Question 16

Jump START parameters

Answer 16

R should be >15 and

Question 17

Jump START step 2

Answer 17

Assess respiratory rate
if in parameters proceed to step 3
if not tag as red
If apneic open airway and assess distal pulse
if no pulse tag as black
if pulse do CPR

Question 18

Jump START step 3

Answer 18

1-8 years- radial

Question 19

Jump START step 4

Answer 19

Awake or verbal tag as yellow

painful or unresponsive tag as red

Question 20

Jump START step 1

Answer 20

ambulatory children tag as green
crawl or windmill tag as green
non ambulatory step 2