A Train Derailment Results in Mass Causalities

question 17

Multiple Choice

A train derailment results in mass causalities. The triage nurse is tagging patients as they arrive. Her first patient has a sucking chest wound, BP 90/50, Resp 32, and she is alert and able to respond to 11ea992e_0a8b_c9f9_9f38_fb5950442c01

• A)red, Immediate threat to life
• B)yellow, requiring medical attention but no threat to loss of life
• C)green, ambulatory with minor injuries
• D)black, not expected to survive

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Definitions:

Neurons

Specialized cells in the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve cells, muscle, or gland cells.

Somatosensory Cortex

A region of the brain in the parietal lobe that processes sensory input from the body, such as touch, temperature, and pain.

Sense of Touch

The sense of touch is one of the five major senses, involving the perception of pressure, temperature, and pain through skin contact.

Sight

The faculty or power of seeing; the visual perception provided by the eye.