Triage Jeopardy

Survey the Scene

100

When responding to an emergency scenario, do you protect yourself first or others first?

Protect yourself first! Otherwise, you become another victim.

200

Whose job is it to identify hazards? Name their job title.

Disaster response technician (but really everyone)

300

Name two ways you can gather information about what happened at the scene of an emergency.

Dispatch call / use your senses / ask bystanders

400

The term we use to describe how a patient received their injuries.

mechanism of injury

500

Name two reasons why it's important to determine patient responsiveness.

You determine if they are conscious or unconscious / it can indicate whether they had a head injury / it tells you how severe their injuries may be / they can tell you about the scene and their injuries

Vital Signs

100

What is the normal range (include units!) for:

1. Heart rate

2. Respiratory rate

3. Blood oxygen saturation

1. 60-100 bpm

2. 12-20 breaths per minute

3. >95% SpO2

200

A temperature of 102 F belongs in which triage category?

Urgent (Red)

300

What do you need to do if a patient has a spinal cord injury?

stabilize their spine by strapping them to a spinal board

400

If a patient has a vital sign in the emergent (black) triage category, are they automatically placed in that category?

no

500

What are the ABCs of a primary patient assessment?

Airway, breathing, circulation

Stop the Bleed

100

Blood is spurting out of the wound. Is this life-threatening?

yes

200

If a person is bleeding from a cut on their chest, where do you place the tourniquet?

You don't! You only use a tourniquet on limbs

300

If the wound is deep, what do you need to do with the gauze?

Pack (stuff) the wound with gauze and apply compression

400

What are the ABCs of "Stop the Bleed"?

Alert, Bleeding, Compression

500

How far above the wound do you need to place a tourniquet?

at least 2-3 inches

Triage

100

• Traumatic brain injury from a car accident, unconscious.
• Vital Signs:
  • Blood Oxygen Saturation: 89%
  • Respiratory Rate: 8 breaths per minute
  • Heart Rate: 117 bpm
  • Temperature: 98°F
  • Blood Pressure: 120/80 mmHg

Emergent (Black)

200

• Injury: Sprained wrist from a fall.
• Vital Signs:
  • Blood Oxygen Saturation: 98%
  • Respiratory Rate: 18 breaths per minute
  • Heart Rate: 85 bpm
  • Temperature: 98.8°F
  • Blood Pressure: 120/80 mmHg

Non-urgent (green)

300

• Injury: Gunshot wound to the chest, heavy bleeding.
• Vital Signs:
  • Blood Oxygen Saturation: 87% 
  • Respiratory Rate: 30 breaths per minute
  • Heart Rate: 150 bpm
  • Temperature: 96°F
  • Blood Pressure: 80/50 mmHg

Emergent (Black)

400

• Injury: Broken femur (leg) bone. Patient cannot walk without assistance.
• Vital Signs:
  • Blood Oxygen Saturation: 95%
  • Respiratory Rate: 20 breaths per minute
  • Heart Rate: 120 bpm
  • Temperature: 99°F
  • Blood Pressure: 130/90 mmHg

Semi-urgent (yellow)

500

• Injury: Deep laceration (cut) to the chest. Blood has soaked through the shirt and is starting to pool on the ground.
• Vital Signs:
  • Blood Oxygen Saturation: 92%
  • Respiratory Rate: 24 breaths per minute
  • Heart Rate: 122 bpm
  • Temperature: 98.2°F
  • Blood Pressure: 100/70 mmHg

Urgent (red)

Miscellaneous

100

What's the best holiday?

Halloween

200

Where did I meet my wife?

Working in the lab!

300

What would bite my arms during experiments in one of my old research labs?

mosquitoes

400

Sweet or Salty?

Salty

500

Don't...

Die