You are working in a small rural community hospital. There is a fire in a local church, and six injured clients have arrived at the hospital. Many others are expected to arrive soon, and other hospitals are 5 hours away. Using disaster triage principles, place the following six clients in the order in which they need interventions. A. 52-year-old man in full cardiac arrest who has been receiving CPR continuously for the past 60 minutes B. Firefighter who is showing combative behavior and has respiratory stridor C. 60-year-old woman with full-thickness burns to the hands and forearms D. Teenager with a crushed leg that is very swollen who is anxious and has tachycardia E. 3-year-old child with respiratory distress and burns over more than 70% of the anterior body F. 12-year-old with wheezing and very labored respirations unrelieved by an asthma inhaler
[Solved]: You are working in a small rural community hospital
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