Triage Exercises

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Triage Exercises
CMH Disaster Preparedness
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• Patient states he cant
• move or feel his legs
• Respirations are 26
• Pulse is 110 (Radial)
• He is awake and oriented
• What Triage Category?

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Group Exercise

• Patient states he cant
• move or feel his legs
• Respirations are 26
• Pulse is 110 (Radial)
• He is awake and oriented
• Delayed

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Group Exercise

• Patient is soaked with blood
• no obvious killer bleed
• Respirations are 38
• Pulse is weak, no radial
• He is awake
• What Triage Category?

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Group Exercise

• Patient is soaked with blood
• no obvious heavy bleeding
• Respirations are 38
• Pulse is weak, no radial
• He is awake
• IMMEDIATE

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Group Exercise

• Patient walks over to you and
• has an obvious broken arm
• Respirations are 22
• Pulse is 124 (Radial)
• He is awake, alert, and crying
• What Triage Category?

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Group Exercise

• Patient walks over to you and
• has an obvious broken arm
• Respirations are 22
• Pulse is 124 (Radial)
• He is awake, alert, and crying
• Minimum

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Group Exercise

• Patient is face down in the
• field
• Not Breathing
• Weak Carotid Pulse
• She is unresponsive
• What do you do first?

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Group Exercise

• Patient is face down in the
• field
• Not Breathing
• Weak Carotid Pulse
• She is unresponsive
• Open The Airway

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Group Exercise

• Patient gurgles but cant
• maintain an open airway
• and Is not breathing
• Weak Carotid Pulse
• She is unresponsive
• What Triage Category?

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Group Exercise

• Patient gurgles but cant
• maintain an open airway
• and Is not breathing
• Weak Carotid Pulse
• She is unresponsive
• DEAD

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Group Exercise

• Patient has an open head
• Wound, bleeding controlled
• Respirations are 16
• Pulse is 88 (Radial)
• He is unconscious
• What Triage Category?

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Group Exercise

• Patient has an open head
• Wound, bleeding controlled
• Respirations are 16
• Pulse is 88 (Radial)
• He is unconscious
• IMMEDIATE