Question

a nurse reports to the community center following a tornado and assigns a triage tag to each client. move each box to the right in the selected order of priority. 1. open fractured wrist 2. superficial laceration to the scalp 3. crushed pelvis 4. asystole

Explanation:

In triage, the most critical patients are treated first. Asystole (cardiac arrest) is a life - threatening condition and has the highest priority. A crushed pelvis can cause severe internal bleeding and other life - threatening complications and is second in priority. An open fractured wrist is serious but less immediately life - threatening than the previous two. A superficial laceration to the scalp is the least severe among these.

Answer:

1. Asystole (highest priority)
2. Crushed pelvis
3. Open fractured wrist
4. Superficial laceration to the scalp (lowest priority)