During a mass casualty incident (hurricane), a triage nurse participated in separating patients according to the severity of their injuries. She tagged a patient with a sucking chest wound with the color:

During a mass casualty incident (hurricane), a triage nurse participated in separating patients according to the severity of their injuries. She tagged a patient with a sucking chest wound with the color:



Answer: red

Explanation:

Red refers to a life-threatening but survivable injury. Refer to Table 56-3 in the text for an explanation of the other colors.


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