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Rasmussen College MDC 4 Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 1.What does triaging do
?: *acts as gatekeeper*
helps prioritize patient care based on illness and severity level 2.According to triage, what patients would be seen firtst
: highest acuity patients will receive quickest intervention
(Most ill/severe will get seen first) 3.What is a good model for triaging patients
?: ABCs
4.Is hospital triaging the same as mass casualty triaging
?: NO 1 / 4
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5.Which triage situation uses tags
?: mass casualties
6.what are the categories of triage
?: - emergent
-urgent -nonurgent -primary survey 7.what classifies a patient as emergent according to triage
: - life threatening injuries
-needs immediate treatment 8.what patient conditions warrant an emergent status of triage
: - respiratory distress
-chest pain with diaphoresis -stroke -active hemorrhage -unstable vitals 2 / 4
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9.what classifies a patient as urgent according to triage
: patient should be treated quickly but there is not and immediate
threat to life 10.what patient conditions warrant an urgent status for triage
: - severe abdom- inal pain
-renal colic -displaced multiple fractures -new onset of respiratory infection (pneumonia) 11.what classifies a patient as nonurgent according to triage
: patient can wait several hours without a risk to life
12.what patient conditions warrant a nonurgent status for triage
: - skin rash
-strains/sprains -colds -simple fracture 13.what is a primary survey that should be performed while triaging 3 / 4
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?: ABCDE
14.what does ABCDE stand for in triaging patients : A: Airway/cervical spine B: Breathing
C: Circulation
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