An Emergency Department Nurse Is Working When Two School Buses

question 3

Multiple Choice

An emergency department nurse is working when two school buses carrying 75 children each collide en route to an out-of-state field trip. The emergency department nurse knows that reverse triage will need to be instituted. Which principles come under reverse triage? Select all that apply.

• A)When there is a mass casualty event with greater than 100 victims, reverse triage may be instituted.
• B)Reverse triage works on the principle of the greatest good for the greatest number.
• C)A very basic reverse triage system is to categorize or label victims needing the most support and emergency care as red, so they can be treated first.
• D)Victims most likely to survive are color-coded black, and are treated first.
• E)Reverse triage works on the principle of the greatest good for the most critically ill.

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