Category A
28 year old female with fracture of left wrist. RR 22, Cap refill<2 Alert & Oriented, now decides she can walk after all.
What is Green.
direct to safe zone
58 year old male with massive facial trauma. Not breathing. Unresponsive
What is Black
Action: open airway, if breathing resumes=Red, if not =Black
75 year old male lying on the ground. Gurgling respirations. RR 8, Cap refill >2 secs, unconscious.
What is Red
Action: Recovery position, verify open airway and effective breathing in recovery position.
44 year old female missing distal aspect of her right upper extremity. There is not a tourniquet in place and it is bleeding everywhere. She appears to be unsteady on her feet. RR 26, Cap Refill > 2 secs.
What is Red
Action: Apply tourniquet and have her lay or sit down.
25 year old female with a large abdominal evisceration, Not breathing, unresponsive, no change with repositioning airway.
What is Black
7 year old female lying on the ground, left leg amputated below the knee. RR 35, Cap refill > 2 sec.
What is Red
Action: Unless bleeding can be stopped with pressure, apply tourniquet- below the knee if possible. Recovery position in case she goes into shock
64 year old female walking around crying. No injuries seen. RR 20, Cap refill < 2 secs Disoriented.
What is Red
Action: Try to get someone to sit with her and keep her from wandering.
4 year old female with severe facial trauma, she is not breathing, HR 40
What is Black if she remains apneic after opening the airway and giving 5 rescue breaths.
76 year old male with deep laceration to left thigh. RR 22, Cap refill < 2sec, Alert & Oriented
What is Yellow
Action: Compression bandage if major bleeding
18 year old female with abrasion to forehead and a bloody nose. RR 23, Cap refill < 2secs. Disoriented
What is Red
Action: Recovery position before leaving. Take care that head & neck are stabilized during all maneuvers.
19 year old male with obvious deformity of left ankle. Talking, left dorsalis pedis pulse not present, posterior tibial pulse is present. RR 24, Cap Refill < 2secs
What is Yellow
Action: Stabilize in position found
36 year old male with neck pain, says he can't feel his legs. RR 24, Cap Refill < 2secs, Alert & Oriented
What is Yellow
Action: Unless area is unsafe, do not move patient, allow patient to assume position of comfort but discourage movement.
51 year old male with abdominal pain. RR 20, Cap refill > 2 sec, Alert & Oriented
What is Red
Action: Check for major bleeding, cover with blanket if available due to shock, recovery position before leaving because he might lose airway if he becomes unconscious.
30 year old male with a compound fracture of left femur, bleeding significantly. RR 24, Cap refill < 2 secs, Alert & Oriented
What is Yellow
Action: stabilize leg in position found & apply direct pressure to bleeding area.
32 year old male, not ambulatory, bleeding from proximal right thigh. He has a tourniquet in place. RR 22, Cap refill < 2secs, Alert and Oriented.
What is Yellow
Action: Check for bleeding
28 year old female wandering around, abrasion to forehead. Repeatedly asking 'Where is Billy?" RR 21, Cap refill < 2 secs, when questioned, states she is looking for her son and is able to describe him.
What is Green
Action: reassure her someone will look for her son and have her move to safe zone.
23 year old male with impaled pole through right chest.
RR22, Cap refill < 2sec. Alert & oriented
What is Yellow
Action: treat major bleeding if present
21 year old female, abrasion to forehead, 8 months pregnant and in labor. Panting, Cap refill < 2 secs, Alert and Oriented
What is Red
Action: RR >30, encourage her to lay in a position of comfort on her left side
29 year old female with a foreign body in leg, she s able to ambulate with assistance from a friend. She has a tourniquet in place, still bleeding a lot. Wound looks like it is pretty deep. RR 18, Cap refill < 2 secs.
What is Green.
Action: Pressure to bleeding/ tighten tourniquet.
20 year old male, sitting up with large scalp laceration bleeding heavily. RR 23, Cap Refill < 2secs. Oriented.
What is Yellow
Action: Control bleeding with direct pressure.