Triage Quiz

What is the primary goal of triage in a mass casualty incident?

• A) To provide the best care for each individual patient

• B) To treat the most critical patients first

• C) To do the greatest good for the greatest number of people and save as many lives as possible

• D) To ensure that all patients receive equal treatment

Which of the following patients should be tagged with a green tag (minor) during triage?

• A) A patient who is unconscious and not breathing

• B) A patient with a broken arm and minor bleeding

• C) A patient with severe chest pain and difficulty breathing and fast respiratory rate

• D) A patient who is not breathing and has no pulse

A patient triaged as Category 2 should be seen within:

• Immediate (within seconds)

• Within 10 minutes

• Within 30 minutes

• Within 60 minutes

A ATS (Australasian Triage System) category 1 patient would most likely have:

• Critical injuries, cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest or severe difficulty breathing

• Minor breathing issues, cuts, wounds

• Severe illness, burns, dehydration

• Fractures, dislocations, earache

Which colour tag is the highest priority in the SMART triage system?

• Red

• Yellow

• Green

• Black

During triage, what should you do if you encounter a patient who is not breathing?

• Start CPR immediately

• Tag them as deceased and move on

• Open the airway and recheck for breathing

• Call for advanced medical help and stay with the patient

A person with a foreign body in the eye, sprained ankle, migraine, or earache would fall into which triage category?

• Triage category 2

• Triage category 3

• Triage category 4

• Triage category 5

A 50-year-old man with crushing chest pain, sweating, and unstable vital signs is triaged. What would he be triaged as?

• Triage category 1

• Triage category 3

• Triage category 4

• Triage category 5

Which triage category is for people who need to have treatment within 10 minutes due to an imminently life-threatening condition?

• Triage category 1

• Triage category 2

• Triage category 3

• Triage category 4

If you find someone is not breathing, which priority are they?

• Red (Priority 1)

• Yellow (Priority 2)

• Dead

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