Question

You are beginning triage at the scene of a mass-casualty incident in which a commuter train has derailed. Which of the following should you do first?
a) Check the airway status of all patients who do not appear to be moving.
b) Announce that everyone who can get up and walk needs to go to the parking lot of a nearby building.
c) Do a quick pulse check on all patients at the scene.

Answer 1

Answer:

b)

Explanation:

In this scenario, the first thing that you should do would be to announce that everyone who can get up and walk needs to go to the parking lot of a nearby building. Doing so will allow all the passengers that are able to walk to know where to go in order to seek medical attention as well as allowing the on-scene doctors to easily and quickly find all the passengers that have more severe injuries and need immediate medical attention. Therefore, making everything much more efficient.