NUR 254 TRIAGE/DISASTER EXAM
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse has arrived to the site of a bombing and needs to assign triage color codes to victims. Which
of the following would be green tagged? SATA
1. 23 year old who has a penetrating injury to the abdomen
2. 43 year old with cuts and bruises on both arms
3. 21 year old with a sprained ankle and bruising on the thighs
4. 32 year old who is unresponsive
5. 54 year old who is pinned under a large chunk of cement - Correct Answer - 2, 3
The nurse is triaging at a field hospital set up following an earthquake in a large city. Which patients will
be black-tagged? SATA
1. 33 year old who was found unresponsive under a vehicle and needs CPR
2. 45 year old with a broken arm and a head wound, A&Ox4
3. 23 year old with 3rd degree burns to both legs
4. 67 year old who was brought in with no pulse and extreme blood loss
5. 19 year old with a severed femoral artery and BP of 70/60 - Correct Answer - 1, 4, 5
Which triaged patients can wait to be seen for a few hours?
1. black tagged
2. red tagged
3. yellow tagged
4. green tagged - Correct Answer - 3
, The nurse is triaging patients following a building collapse. One patient needs CPR, one patient has a
pneumothorax, another patient has a compound leg fracture, and another patient is putting pressure on
a bleeding wound on their arm. Which patient would be considered a red tag?
1. CPR
2. pneumothorax
3. leg fracture
4. arm wound - Correct Answer - 2
The nurse has just arrived to the field hospital after a Cat 5 hurricane has passed through. She takes over
a tent and reviews the patients inside. There is one black tag with a thready pulse and massive internal
bleeding, a red tag who needs five units of blood and the wound has been sutured closed, a yellow tag
who needs their arm to be splinted, and a green tag who has duct-taped a popsicle stick to his broken
finger and is helping with the recovery efforts. Who would be seen first?
1. black tag
2. red tag
3. yellow tag
4. green tag - Correct Answer - 2
The wife of a black tagged patient arrives to the triage tent and says "why is no one helping my husband,
he is dying and you aren't doing anything for him." What is the nurse's best reply?
1. I'm sorry but I can't discuss treatment options right now
2. Your husband will be seen right after we finish with this patient
3. we do not have the resources to help your husband, he is too badly injured
4. your husband is getting a blood transfusion right now and we will reassess him in an hour - Correct
Answer - 3
The nurse is volunteering overseas to help malnourished children get their childhood vaccines. On the
third day of her visit, she notices a sudden uptick in the number of adults with fevers, headache, and
fatigue who are asking for help. A few of them have small papules on their faces. The next day, about a
dozen people arrive to the clinic with large numbers of papules and increasingly severe symptoms. The
nurse suspects that this is an outbreak of:
1. SARS
2. smallpox
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse has arrived to the site of a bombing and needs to assign triage color codes to victims. Which
of the following would be green tagged? SATA
1. 23 year old who has a penetrating injury to the abdomen
2. 43 year old with cuts and bruises on both arms
3. 21 year old with a sprained ankle and bruising on the thighs
4. 32 year old who is unresponsive
5. 54 year old who is pinned under a large chunk of cement - Correct Answer - 2, 3
The nurse is triaging at a field hospital set up following an earthquake in a large city. Which patients will
be black-tagged? SATA
1. 33 year old who was found unresponsive under a vehicle and needs CPR
2. 45 year old with a broken arm and a head wound, A&Ox4
3. 23 year old with 3rd degree burns to both legs
4. 67 year old who was brought in with no pulse and extreme blood loss
5. 19 year old with a severed femoral artery and BP of 70/60 - Correct Answer - 1, 4, 5
Which triaged patients can wait to be seen for a few hours?
1. black tagged
2. red tagged
3. yellow tagged
4. green tagged - Correct Answer - 3
, The nurse is triaging patients following a building collapse. One patient needs CPR, one patient has a
pneumothorax, another patient has a compound leg fracture, and another patient is putting pressure on
a bleeding wound on their arm. Which patient would be considered a red tag?
1. CPR
2. pneumothorax
3. leg fracture
4. arm wound - Correct Answer - 2
The nurse has just arrived to the field hospital after a Cat 5 hurricane has passed through. She takes over
a tent and reviews the patients inside. There is one black tag with a thready pulse and massive internal
bleeding, a red tag who needs five units of blood and the wound has been sutured closed, a yellow tag
who needs their arm to be splinted, and a green tag who has duct-taped a popsicle stick to his broken
finger and is helping with the recovery efforts. Who would be seen first?
1. black tag
2. red tag
3. yellow tag
4. green tag - Correct Answer - 2
The wife of a black tagged patient arrives to the triage tent and says "why is no one helping my husband,
he is dying and you aren't doing anything for him." What is the nurse's best reply?
1. I'm sorry but I can't discuss treatment options right now
2. Your husband will be seen right after we finish with this patient
3. we do not have the resources to help your husband, he is too badly injured
4. your husband is getting a blood transfusion right now and we will reassess him in an hour - Correct
Answer - 3
The nurse is volunteering overseas to help malnourished children get their childhood vaccines. On the
third day of her visit, she notices a sudden uptick in the number of adults with fevers, headache, and
fatigue who are asking for help. A few of them have small papules on their faces. The next day, about a
dozen people arrive to the clinic with large numbers of papules and increasingly severe symptoms. The
nurse suspects that this is an outbreak of:
1. SARS
2. smallpox
