CERT Triage & Mass Casualty Incidents

Question 1

What does 'START' stand for in the START triage system used by CERT?

Accepted Answer

Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment

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Standard Triage And Response Team

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Systematic Triage And Resource Tracking

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Sequential Triage And Rescue Techniques

Question 2

In CERT triage, which color tag is assigned to victims with immediate, life-threatening injuries who have a good chance of survival with prompt care?

Accepted Answer

Red

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Yellow

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Green

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Black

Question 3

What color tag in CERT triage is used for victims who are deceased or whose injuries are so severe that survival is unlikely even with treatment?

Accepted Answer

Black

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Red

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Yellow

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Green

Question 4

In START triage, a respiratory rate greater than how many breaths per minute places a victim in the immediate (red) category?

Accepted Answer

30 breaths per minute

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20 breaths per minute

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25 breaths per minute

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15 breaths per minute

Question 5

What does a GREEN tag indicate in CERT triage?

Accepted Answer

Minor injuries; the victim can safely delay treatment

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Serious but not immediately life-threatening injuries

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Immediate life-threatening injuries requiring prompt care

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The victim is deceased or unlikely to survive

Question 6

In START triage, if repositioning the airway does not result in breathing, what tag should be assigned to the victim?

Accepted Answer

Black

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Red

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Yellow

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Green

Question 7

What is the FIRST action a CERT member should take upon arriving at a mass casualty scene to begin START triage?

Accepted Answer

Direct all walking wounded to move to a designated safe area

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Check each victim's pulse before doing anything else

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Administer CPR to all unresponsive victims immediately

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Establish radio contact with the incident commander