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NREMT EMR First Responder

Category - EMS Operations

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The system that is used to sort patients based on the severity of injury to determine in what order they will be transported for care is called:

Sorting system
Mass casualty incident
Multiple casualty incident
None of the above

Explanation

Answer: D - The triage system is utilized in cases of multiple patients to objectively determine the severity of patients to determine the order for treatment and transport. A mass casualty incident and multiple casualty incident will often use triage as a method of sorting patients.

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