START Triage Quiz: Mass Casualty Sorting Skills

1. In START triage, a patient with no respiratory effort who becomes apneic after airway positioning should be tagged as:

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Minor (Green)

Expectant (Black)

2. A patient has a respiratory rate of 20/min, normal capillary refill, and follows commands appropriately. Their triage category is:

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Minor (Green)

Expectant (Black)

3. In Mass Casualty & START Triage, which patients typically receive yellow tags?

Non-ambulatory with serious but stable injuries

Life-threatening injuries requiring immediate care

Walking with minor injuries

Deceased or expectant patients

4. A patient with a respiratory rate of 35/min and altered mental status should be triaged as:

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Minor (Green)

Expectant (Black)

5. In START triage assessment, after checking mental status, what is the second parameter evaluated?

Perfusion

Respiratory rate

Capillary refill

Pulse strength

6. A patient is unresponsive, has no palpable pulse, and is not breathing. Their triage category is:

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Expectant (Black)

Minor (Green)

7. Which color tag is used for patients requiring immediate intervention in START triage?

Green

Yellow

Red

Black

8. In START triage, if a patient's respiratory rate is abnormal but they improve with airway positioning, what category are they?

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Minor (Green)

Expectant (Black)

9. A patient can walk, is oriented, and has no obvious injuries. They should be classified as:

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Minor (Green)

Expectant (Black)

10. What is the primary purpose of START triage in a mass casualty event?

Provide definitive treatment

Rapidly sort patients to maximize survival

Determine insurance coverage

Document all injuries

11. In START triage, a patient who is alert, has a respiratory rate of 24/min, and normal perfusion is classified as which category?

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Minor (Green)

Expectant (Black)

12. A patient is responsive only to pain, breathing at 28/min, with delayed capillary refill. What category?

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Minor (Green)

Expectant (Black)

13. What is the maximum capillary refill time (in seconds) for a patient to NOT be triaged as Immediate?

1 second

2 seconds

3 seconds

4 seconds

14. In a mass casualty incident, patients tagged with a yellow tag should be treated in what order?

First, before red-tag patients

Second, after red-tag patients

Third, after green-tag patients

Last, only if resources allow

15. A patient is alert, breathing at 18/min, has normal capillary refill, and can follow commands. What is their triage category?

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Minor (Green)

Expectant (Black)

16. What does the 'P' in the perfusion check represent during START triage?

Pulse quality

Capillary refill time

Blood pressure reading

Skin pallor assessment

17. A patient is responsive to verbal commands, breathing at 22/min, and has a capillary refill of 3 seconds. Which category applies?

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Minor (Green)

Expectant (Black)

18. In START triage, what respiratory rate triggers an 'Immediate' classification?

Less than 10 or greater than 30/min

Less than 12 or greater than 20/min

Less than 8 or greater than 40/min

Any rate below 20/min

19. A patient in a mass casualty incident is unresponsive and apneic. What triage category should they receive?

Immediate (Red)

Delayed (Yellow)

Expectant (Black)

Minor (Green)

20. What is the first step in the START triage assessment protocol?

Check respiratory rate

Evaluate mental status

Assess perfusion

Check for life threats

START Triage Quiz: Can You Sort the Chaos?

1. In START triage, a patient with no respiratory effort who becomes apneic after airway positioning should be tagged as:

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. A patient has a respiratory rate of 20/min, normal capillary refill, and follows commands appropriately. Their triage category is:

3. In Mass Casualty & START Triage, which patients typically receive yellow tags?

4. A patient with a respiratory rate of 35/min and altered mental status should be triaged as:

5. In START triage assessment, after checking mental status, what is the second parameter evaluated?

6. A patient is unresponsive, has no palpable pulse, and is not breathing. Their triage category is:

7. Which color tag is used for patients requiring immediate intervention in START triage?

8. In START triage, if a patient's respiratory rate is abnormal but they improve with airway positioning, what category are they?

9. A patient can walk, is oriented, and has no obvious injuries. They should be classified as:

10. What is the primary purpose of START triage in a mass casualty event?

11. In START triage, a patient who is alert, has a respiratory rate of 24/min, and normal perfusion is classified as which category?

12. A patient is responsive only to pain, breathing at 28/min, with delayed capillary refill. What category?

13. What is the maximum capillary refill time (in seconds) for a patient to NOT be triaged as Immediate?

14. In a mass casualty incident, patients tagged with a yellow tag should be treated in what order?

15. A patient is alert, breathing at 18/min, has normal capillary refill, and can follow commands. What is their triage category?

16. What does the 'P' in the perfusion check represent during START triage?

17. A patient is responsive to verbal commands, breathing at 22/min, and has a capillary refill of 3 seconds. Which category applies?

18. In START triage, what respiratory rate triggers an 'Immediate' classification?

19. A patient in a mass casualty incident is unresponsive and apneic. What triage category should they receive?

20. What is the first step in the START triage assessment protocol?