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Green tag criteria

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Able to walk

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Pt is able to walk

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Green tag

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Pt unable to walk, next step?

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Assess breathing

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Pt not breathing, next step?

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Life saving interventions:
Control major bleeding
Open airway
Chest decompression

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Pt not breathing initially but begins breathing after life saving intervention?

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Red tag/immediate

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Pt still not breathing even after lifesaver interventions?

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Black tag/deceased

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If pt is not ambulatory but is breathing, next you assess?

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Resp rate

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If pt is not ambulatory but is breathing and resp rate is >30?

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Red tag/immediate

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If pt is breathing with resp rate <30?

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Assess perfusion (cap refill and radial pulses)

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If pt is breathing an has inadequate perfusion (cap refill/radial pulses)?

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Red tag/immediate

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If pt is not ambulatory but is breathing and has good perfusion next you assess?

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Mental status (obeys commands)

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If pt is not ambulatory, is breathing, has adequate perfusion and normal mental status?

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Yellow tag/delayed

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Only way someone can be a yellow tag?

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Pt is not ambulatory but all other findings are normal

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Pt is not ambulatory, is breathing, has resps <30, good perfusion but AMS?

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Red tag/immediate

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MCI triage assessment parameters

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Able to walk
Breathing
Resp rate
Perfusion
Mental status
15
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Activate MPI rapid evac protocol if more than…

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5 pts

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Level 1 trauma center can handle how many trauma pts per hour?

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Five per hour

17
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Any infant involved in an MCI is automatically…

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red tag