Friday, September 11, 2009

Triage

Seven patients arrive at your emergency care walk-in clinic at the same time with the following complaints. Place them in the order they should be triaged.
1. Jane Smith has burns to her hands and arms from a grease fire while cooking.
2. Ian Miller has fallen off her bike and has what appears to be a broken arm.
3. John Collins was stabbed and has a 2 inch laceration to his right hand.
4. Taylor Jones was hit in the head with an unknown object when he was robbed.
5. Brain Wilson is complaining of difficulty breathing with wheezing.
6. Russ Thomas was shot durning a robbery and has a open wound to his left lower leg.
7. James Curtis is complaining of severe chest pains.