The nurse is a first responder following a multi-vehicle accident and performs triage on the victims while waiting for further assistance. A person walks up to the nurse with a minor head wound and asks to be treated. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

Apply a green tag to the patient and tell the patient to wait for treatment in a safe location. The nurse performing triage following a multi-vehicle accident will apply a green tag to an ambulatory patient and ask the patient to wait in a safe location. The nurse does not treat the patient’s head wound quickly as he is not in a life-threatening condition and this wastes valuable time. Providing the patient with a towel wastes valuable resources and is inappropriate. Instructing the patient to drive to the nearest hospital is inappropriate because, although the patient is not in acute danger at this time, leaving the scene may be unsafe.

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