A-4 - Assessment - Triage Color Codes

Question 1

Cardiac or respiratory arrest is a triage ______.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 1

A. Blue

Question 2

A patient with an LOC less than verbal or acute GCS under 14 is triage ____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 2

B. Red

Question 3

STEMI on 12-Lead ECG is triage ____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 3

B. Red

Question 4

Suspected strokes with a last normal time under ___ hours are code red patients.

A. 1 hour
B. 3 hours
C. 5 hours
D. 7 hours

Answer 4

C. 5 hours

Question 5

High risk/complicated OB patients greater than ____ weeks gestation are code red patients.

A. 20 weeks
B. 28 weeks
C. 30 weeks

Answer 5

A. 20 weeks

Question 6

An acute GCS under ____ requires a level 1 trauma center.

A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14

Answer 6

D. 14

Question 7

A systolic BP of under 90 mmHg or signs of shock is a triage ____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 7

B. red

Question 8

Respiratory rates under 10 or greater than 10, or requiring respiratory support are triage ____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 8

B. red

Question 9

Penetrating injury to head, neck, torso, or extremities proximal to knee/elbow are triage ____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 9

B. red

Question 10

Partial thickness burns greater than ___ of total BSA is a code red trauma and requires transport to the trauma center.

A. 10%
B. 20 %
C. 30%
D. 40%

Answer 10

A. 10%

Question 11

What regions of the body that, when burned, constitute a code red patient?

Answer 11

• face
• hands
• genitals
• perineum
• crossing major joints (think issues with eschars)

Question 12

A ____ degree burn in any age group is a code red trauma alert.

Answer 12

third

Question 13

Any electrical burn, including lightning injury, is a triage ____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 13

B. red

Question 14

Chemical burns are a triage ____ patient.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 14

B. red

Question 15

Inhalation burns are a triage ____ patient.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 15

B. red

Question 16

Burns in a patient with any pre-existing conditions that might affect management/mortality are considered a are a triage ____ patient.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 16

B. red

Question 17

Any patient with burns and concomitant trauma is considered a _____ triage.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 17

B. red

Question 18

Pts who require advanced airway management (like medication, monitoring, non-invasive management) are considered triage ____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 18

C. Yellow

Question 19

A patient with an LOC of verbal (or baseline LOC change) or an acute GCS of 14-15 is a triage _____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 19

C. Yellow

Question 20

Suspected cardiac chest pain without STEMI on 12-lead is considered triage _____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 20

C. Yellow

Question 21

Suspected stroke greater than 5 hours last seen normal is considered triage ____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 21

C. Yellow

Question 22

A patient with a potentially toxic ingestion is a triage _____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 22

C. Yellow

Question 23

Obstetric patients with impending delivery or uncomplicated field delivery is a triage _____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 23

C. Yellow

Question 24

Following blunt trauma, a patient over 20 weeks gestation with abdominal and/or back pain following blunt trauma is code _____.

A. Blue
B. Red
C. Yellow
D. Green
E. Orange

Answer 24

C. Yellow

Question 25

Newborn with APGAR over 8 is triage ____. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 25

C. Yellow

Question 26

Potential long bone fracture is triage ____. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 26

C. Yellow

Question 27

Adult patients with fall greater than ____ feet is code ___ and requires a level I trauma center.

Answer 27

20; yellow

Question 28

Peds patients with fall greater than ____ feet or ____ times the child's height is code ___ and requires a level I trauma center.

Answer 28

10; 3; yellow

Question 29

What high risk auto crash findings cause a patient to be a code yellow and require Level I trauma center?

Answer 29

- Ejection | - Death in same compartment

Question 30

Auto versus pedestrian/bicyclist becomes a code yellow trauma when what conditions are met?

Answer 30

- Thrown - Run over - Impact over 20 mph

Question 31

A motorcycle crash over ____ is a code yellow trauma alert.

Answer 31

20 mph

Question 32

Chest wall instability/deformity/significant focal bony tenderness is a code ____ patient. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 32

C. Yellow

Question 33

Significant abdominal pain/bruising/tenderness related to an acute trauma is triage ____. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 33

C. Yellow

Question 34

2+ long bone fractures is a triage _____. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 34

C. Yellow

Question 35

Amputation proximal to wrist/ankle is a code _____. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 35

C. Yellow

Question 36

A pelvic fracture is a code ____. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 36

C. Yellow

Question 37

Open/depressed skull fracture is triage ____. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 37

C. Yellow

Question 38

Paralysis or new neuro deficit is a triage ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 38

C. yellow

Question 39

Adults over 55 YO on anticoagulant therapy (do/do not) require a level I trauma center.

Answer 39

do not

Question 40

What high risk auto crash findings are traumas, but do not require level I transport?

Answer 40

- Intrusion over 12" by occupant | - Intrusion over 18" at any location

Question 41

Patients who are alert/oriented (or at baseline mental status), with normal V/S for age, and do not require emergency care are triage _____. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 41

D. Green

Question 42

Patients who are experiencing suicidal thoughts or psychiatric medication non-compliance are triage _____. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 42

E. Orange

Question 43

T/F: elderly patients with AMS/confusion/combativeness are triaged orange.

Answer 43

False. These patients often have underlying problems (dementia, sepsis, etc.) that may result in AMS.

Question 44

If medication is required to calm/protect a patient, they are triage _____ at minimum. ``` A. Blue B. Red C. Yellow D. Green E. Orange ```

Answer 44

C. Yellow