NCLEX-CGFNS: Triage

Triage is a system of patient evaluation to establish priorities and assign appropriate treatment or personal. The process of prioritizing patients is based on the severity of their condition so as to treat as many as possible when resources are insufficient for all to be treated immediately.

Here are the essential principles on triage:

• Intervention must benefit the largest number.
• In major disaster: patients requiring minimal care to save their lives are treated first.
• In emergency situations: the greatest risk receives priority.
• Use the essential concepts of ABC: Airway, Breathing, and Circulation.
• In case of Fire, use essential concepts of "RACE": Rescue, Alarm, Confine the fire, and Evacuation.