You Arrive on the Scene Where a School Bus Has

question 33

Multiple Choice

You arrive on the scene where a school bus has been hit by a train.The bus was in its early stages of picking up students and you only have 5 patients.Your closest unit is 30 minutes away.Triage this patient based on this scenario: Patient #2 is an 8-year-old male with the following vital signs: respirations 10,pulse 102,and alert mental status with warm dry skin.

• A) Priority 1, red tag
• B) Priority 3, green tag
• C) Priority 2, yellow tag
• D) Priority 4, black tag

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Definitions:

Correlational Investigations

Research methods that explore the relationship or association between two or more variables without determining causality.

Experiments

Controlled procedures carried out to investigate relationships between variables, often to test a hypothesis.

Quasi Experimental

A research design that attempts to establish a cause-and-effect relationship but lacks random assignment of participants to conditions.

Randomly Assigned

A method used in experiments where participants are allocated to different groups without bias, ensuring each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any group, enhancing the validity of the results.