The START triage system and mass casualty incident response roles tested on the EMT-B exam.
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- What does the START triage acronym stand for?
- Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment
- What is the guiding principle of triage during a mass casualty incident?
- Doing the greatest good for the greatest number of patients
- In START triage, what is the first instruction given to all patients at the scene?
- Anyone who can walk, walk to a designated safe area
- In START triage, patients who are able to walk on their own are tagged what color?
- Green
- In START triage, the acronym RPM stands for ____.
- Respirations, Perfusion, Mental status
- In START triage, a respiratory rate greater than 30 breaths per minute results in what tag color?
- Red (immediate)
- In START triage, if a patient is still not breathing after you reposition the airway, how are they tagged?
- Black (deceased/expectant)
- In START triage, if a patient's respiratory rate is under 30 per minute, what is assessed next?
- Perfusion (radial pulse or capillary refill)
- In START triage, perfusion is checked using which two methods?
- Radial pulse and capillary refill
- In START triage, an absent radial pulse or a capillary refill greater than 2 seconds results in what tag?
- Red (immediate)
- In START triage, once perfusion is found adequate, what is assessed next?
- Mental status
- In START triage, mental status is checked by asking the patient to do what?
- Follow a simple command
- In START triage, a patient with adequate perfusion who cannot follow simple commands is tagged what color?
- Red (immediate)
- In START triage, a patient with adequate perfusion who can follow simple commands is tagged what color?
- Yellow (delayed)
- What does a red triage tag indicate?
- Immediate, life-threatening injuries needing care first