The nurse is assisting the provider in performing triage of 30 patients after a mass casualty incident. The nurse observes the resident changing the triage tag for the unresponsive patient with an open skull fracture who is not breathing spontaneously from black to red and calls the EMT over to transport the patient to the hospital. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
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