A triage nurse assesses a trauma patient with an open femur fracture, active bleeding controlled by a pressure dressing, pulse 88 bpm, and normal respirations. What START category applies?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. Delayed or Yellow category

Answer: Delayed or Yellow category.
Why not the others: The patient does not meet Red criteria because respirations are normal, perfusion is intact, and mental status is preserved; The patient cannot walk, so Green category is excluded; The patient is alive and stable, excluding Black category.

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