The Nurse in an Emergency Department Is Helping Triage Victims

Short Answer

The nurse in an emergency department is helping triage victims of an explosion. Rank, in order from 1 to 5, the following patients according to their need for priority treatment according to disaster response protocols and best chance of survival.
A) _____ A 15-year-old with a laceration to the foot that is bleeding slightly
B) _____ A 36-year-old who has no pulse or respirations and has an open head injury
C) _____ A 70-year-old with shortness of breath but no detectable cardiac arrhythmias
D) _____ A 5-year-old with a suspected fracture of the humerus
E) _____ A 58-year-old woman with a distended abdomen who reports severe abdominal pain