Question 135 · LEK · Mass casualty incidents and disasters
Indicate the true statement on the triage in the case of a mass-casualty incident:
- A. it includes the assessment of blood pressure.
- B. green colour is assigned to victims who cannot walk.
- C. yellow colour is assigned to pregnant women with gynecological hemorrhage.
- D. red colour is assigned to victims in shock.
- E. victims in cardiac arrest receive the highest priority.
Hint
Recall which simple parameters primary triage uses and which colour marks victims who need immediate life-saving care.
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