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The nurse in the emergency department is involved in triaging clients during a mass casualty incident. During this situation, which of the following is the triage time frame?
- A. 15 seconds
- B. 30 seconds
- C. 1 minute
- D. 2 minutes
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Disaster triage in the hospital setting must be rapid and conducted in less than 15 seconds. After this rapid assessment, clients with higher levels of acuity are directed to a treatment location in the emergency department.
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When using the START triage system, the nurse will assess a client who has a sprained wrist and ankle with which of the following colours?
- A. Green
- B. Yellow
- C. Red
- D. Black
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A client with sprains would be tagged green using the START system, indicating minor injuries that do not require immediate treatment.
The nurse is triaging a client who arrives in the emergency department after a disaster with massive head trauma. Using the START system, which of the following colours should the nurse use to tag this client?
- A. Green
- B. Yellow
- C. Red
- D. Black
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A client with massive head trauma would be tagged black using the START system, because the client is unlikely to survive due to the severity of the injury.
The incident management system (IMS) used in Canada is based upon the incident command system that was developed as a result of which of the following disasters?
- A. The tsunami off the coast of Tahiti
- B. Wildfires in California
- C. Floods in Saskatchewan
- D. Drought in Alberta
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The IMS used in Canada is based on the incident command system that was developed as a result of mass wildfires that took place in California during the 1970s.
Which of the following types of disaster management approaches would be used when dealing with a hurricane in southern Alberta?
- A. All hazards
- B. Unique hazard
- C. Agent specific
- D. Caused event
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In an agent-specific approach, planning efforts are directed at those threats most likely to take place within a single geographical location (e.g., earthquakes in California). Since hurricanes are rare in southern Alberta, an agent-specific approach would focus on this specific threat.
A nurse is developing policy related to emergency management and basis the set-up of the hospital incident command policy on the knowledge that the primary function of the incident command centre is which of the following functions?
- A. Complete a register with the names of all individuals involved
- B. Provide information to keep the media informed of the event
- C. Provide a central point for decision making.
- D. Organize the efforts of all of the first responders to avoid duplication.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The primary function of the hospital incident command centre is to provide a central point in which decision making can occur with the goal of supporting the needs of responders in the field.