In TRIAGE system for disaster management, Red colour code indicates?
Ans. c (High priority or transferable cases) (Ref. Park Textbook of PSM 22nd/pg.741)TRIAGEIt consists of rapidly classifying the injured on the basis of the severities of their injuries and the likelihood of their survival with prompt medical intervention.Four colour coding# Red - High priority or transferable cases# Yellow - medium priority# Green - ambulatory patients# Black - dead or moribund patients.
About to die patients
Uninjured patients
High priority or transferable cases
Dead or moribund cases
Hospital waste, disaster management and occupational health