START System- Triage

Question 1

Order of assessment in START triage

Answer 1

Ambulation >
Respiration >
Perfusion >
Mental status

Question 2

A patient gets green tag if

Answer 2

Walking wounded

Question 3

A patient gets black tag if

Answer 3

Apneic after positioning

Question 4

A patient gets yellow tag if

Answer 4

Respiration under 30/min AND
R pulse/Perfusion under 2 sec AND
Can follow simple command

Question 5

A patient gets red tag if

Answer 5

Apneic w/o assist OR
Respiration over 30/min OR
No R pulse/Perfusion over 2 sec OR
Cannot follow simple command

Question 6

Red triage category indicates

Answer 6

Immediate care and transport necessary

Question 7

Yellow triage category indicates

Answer 7

Delayed emergency care and transport

Question 8

Green triage category indicates

Answer 8

Minor injuries and ambulatory patients

Question 9

Black triage category indicates

Answer 9

Deceased or fatal injuries

Question 10

Assess ambulation

Answer 10

Can they walk?

Question 11

Assess respiration

Answer 11

Are they breathing? (N, Open)

Is their breathing over 30/min?

Question 12

Assess perfusion

Answer 12

Do they have a R pulse? OR

Is their cap refill over 2 sec?

Question 13

Assess mental status

Answer 13

Can they follow simple commands?

Question 14

Describe a patient with a black tag

Answer 14

Apneic after positioning