MDC4 FINAL EXAM 3 WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS( FROM A VERIFIED SOURCE) 2025
BRAND NEW VERSION!!!
What does triaging do? - CORRECT ANSWER-*acts as gatekeeper*
helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level
According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst - CORRECT
ANSWER-highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention
(Most ill/severe will get seen first)
What is a good model for triaging patients? - CORRECT ANSWER-
ABCs
Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? - CORRECT
ANSWER-NO
,Which triage situation uses tags? - CORRECT ANSWER-mass
casualties
what are the categories of triage? - CORRECT ANSWER-- emergent
- urgent
- nonurgent
- primary survey
what classifies a patient as emergent according to triage - CORRECT
ANSWER-- life threatening injuries
- needs immediate treatment
what patient conditions warrant an emergent status of triage -
CORRECT ANSWER-- respiratory distress
- chest pain with diaphoresis
- stroke
- active hemorrhage
- unstable vitals
,what classifies a patient as urgent according to triage - CORRECT
ANSWER-patient should be treated quickly but there is not and
immediate threat to life
what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage -
CORRECT ANSWER-- severe abdominal pain
- renal colic
- displaced multiple fractures
- new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)
what classifies a patient as nonurgent according to triage - CORRECT
ANSWER-patient can wait several hours without a risk to life
what patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for triage -
CORRECT ANSWER-- skin rash
- strains/sprains
- colds
- simple fracture
what is a primary survey that should be performed while triaging? -
CORRECT ANSWER-ABCDE
, what does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients - CORRECT
ANSWER-A: Airway/cervical spine
B: Breathing
C: Circulation
D: Disability
E: Exposure
what does the "A" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER-airway,
cervical spine
- patent airway
- immobilize spine
**do NOT move patient
what does the "B" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER-breathing
- assess sounds
- assess chest wall movement
what does the "C" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER-
circulation
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS( FROM A VERIFIED SOURCE) 2025
BRAND NEW VERSION!!!
What does triaging do? - CORRECT ANSWER-*acts as gatekeeper*
helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level
According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst - CORRECT
ANSWER-highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention
(Most ill/severe will get seen first)
What is a good model for triaging patients? - CORRECT ANSWER-
ABCs
Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging? - CORRECT
ANSWER-NO
,Which triage situation uses tags? - CORRECT ANSWER-mass
casualties
what are the categories of triage? - CORRECT ANSWER-- emergent
- urgent
- nonurgent
- primary survey
what classifies a patient as emergent according to triage - CORRECT
ANSWER-- life threatening injuries
- needs immediate treatment
what patient conditions warrant an emergent status of triage -
CORRECT ANSWER-- respiratory distress
- chest pain with diaphoresis
- stroke
- active hemorrhage
- unstable vitals
,what classifies a patient as urgent according to triage - CORRECT
ANSWER-patient should be treated quickly but there is not and
immediate threat to life
what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage -
CORRECT ANSWER-- severe abdominal pain
- renal colic
- displaced multiple fractures
- new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia)
what classifies a patient as nonurgent according to triage - CORRECT
ANSWER-patient can wait several hours without a risk to life
what patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for triage -
CORRECT ANSWER-- skin rash
- strains/sprains
- colds
- simple fracture
what is a primary survey that should be performed while triaging? -
CORRECT ANSWER-ABCDE
, what does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients - CORRECT
ANSWER-A: Airway/cervical spine
B: Breathing
C: Circulation
D: Disability
E: Exposure
what does the "A" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER-airway,
cervical spine
- patent airway
- immobilize spine
**do NOT move patient
what does the "B" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER-breathing
- assess sounds
- assess chest wall movement
what does the "C" refer to in ABCDE - CORRECT ANSWER-
circulation
