For each of the following Patient Profiles, determine the most appropriate triage category (red, yellow, green, or black), and why.   patient profiles: 1. severe right leg pain - tells you his legs hurt - respirations : 26/min - radial pulse : present 2. patient pinned under large bench - moans weakly when you talk to her - respirations : 36/min - radial pulse : absent 3. chest pain, dyspnea, cardiac history - tells you shes having trouble in breathing - respirations : 18/min - radial pulse : present 4. dislocated shoulder-bleeding - tells you his shoulder hurt - respirations : 26/min - radial pulse : present 5. cyanotic -unconscious - respirations : begins breathing when you open the airway - radial pulse : present

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For each of the following Patient Profiles, determine the most appropriate triage category (red, yellow, green, or black), and why.

 

patient profiles:

1. severe right leg pain

- tells you his legs hurt

- respirations : 26/min

- radial pulse : present

2. patient pinned under large bench

- moans weakly when you talk to her

- respirations : 36/min

- radial pulse : absent

3. chest pain, dyspnea, cardiac history

- tells you shes having trouble in breathing

- respirations : 18/min

- radial pulse : present

4. dislocated shoulder-bleeding

- tells you his shoulder hurt

- respirations : 26/min

- radial pulse : present

5. cyanotic

-unconscious

- respirations : begins breathing when you open the airway

- radial pulse : present

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