The START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) and JumpSTART Protocols

question 4

Multiple Choice

The START (Simple Triage and Rapid Treatment) and JumpSTART protocols are used to quickly assess patients:

• A) in the ICU.
• B) in the emergency department.
• C) on the site of a mass casualty incident.
• D) during ground or air transport.

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Definitions:

Experimental Method

A systematic and scientific approach to research in which the researcher manipulates one variable to measure its effect on another variable.

Cause And Effect

A relationship where one event (the cause) makes another event happen (the effect).

Conclusions

Statements or judgments that are formed after considering the relevant facts or evidence.

Confounded Variables

External factors in an experiment that might affect the outcome, making it difficult to determine if the results are due to the independent variable being tested.