Triaging

Triaging means to ....

• Ask people for their details

• Assess multiple people for order of treatment

• Check for breathing

• Treat the first person you see

A primary survey checks for minor injuries

• True

• False

A primary survey checks life threatening injuries such as:

• Major Bleeding

• Head and Spinal Injuries

• Breathing or not

• All of the above

The secondary survey is performed after you have determined the patient is stable?

• True

• False

When triaging, what is the first injury to treat?

• No breathing or response

• Walking but dazed

• Major Bleeding

• Unconscious but breathing

You come across 4 patients with the following injures;

Deformed Limb

No response and no breathing

Major Bleed

Dazed but conscious

What order do you treat them in?

• Deformed Limb

  Major Bleed

  No response

  Dazed

• No response

  Major Bleed

  Dazed

  Deformed Limb

• Major Bleed

  Dazed

  Deformed Limb

  No response

• Major Bleed

  Deformed Limb

  Dazed

  No response

Which of the following are categories of Triaging?

• Dead

• Immediate Care

• Urgent Care

• Delayed Care

• Don't need Care

Who requires immediate attention?

• Category 1 patients

• Category 2 patients

• Category 3 patients

• Category 4 patients

After treating Category 1 patients, do you move straight to Category 2?

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

You must re-triage everyone. Category 3 could have moved to category 1 without you noticing!

Which of the following is not considered abnormal breathing?

• Fast deep breaths

• Short and shallow breaths

• Gargling while breathing

• Bad breath