Disaster Triage and Response

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What is the core principle of disaster triage?

Assign resources based on patient demand

Do the greatest good for the greatest number of people (correct)

Provide individualized care to each patient

Prioritize patients based on their insurance coverage

What is the role of a Triage Officer during disasters?

To prioritize patients and allocate resources (correct)

To coordinate with emergency services

To manage hospital administration

To provide direct patient care

What type of triage is performed by nurses on a daily basis in the ED?

Disaster triage

Mass Casualty Incident triage

Incident triage

Daily triage (correct)

What is the primary difference between MCI triage and day-to-day triage?

MCI triage has potential resource limitations Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process of sorting out patients to receive the right level of care at the right time?

Triage Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of incident triage in the ED?

To provide care to all patients regardless of resources Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of triage prioritization?

Identifying patients who require immediate intervention Signup and view all the answers

Why must triage be modified for children?

Because children have different physiological responses to trauma Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for effective triage?

Clinical expertise and situational awareness Signup and view all the answers

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

To save as many lives as possible Signup and view all the answers

What may occur in no-notice, dynamic incident scenes with exceedingly large numbers of patients?

Triage processes are altered Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of START triage?

Assigning response priority based on level of injury and available resources Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is the core principle of disaster triage?

What is the role of a Triage Officer during disasters?

What type of triage is performed by nurses on a daily basis in the ED?

What is the primary difference between MCI triage and day-to-day triage?

What is the term for the process of sorting out patients to receive the right level of care at the right time?

What is the primary goal of incident triage in the ED?

What is a key aspect of triage prioritization?

Why must triage be modified for children?

What is essential for effective triage?

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

What may occur in no-notice, dynamic incident scenes with exceedingly large numbers of patients?

What is the primary focus of START triage?

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