You arrive on the scene where a school bus has been hit by a train. The bus was in its early stages of picking up students and you have 5 patients. Your closest unit is 30 minutes away. Triage this patient based on this scenario:

Patient #1 is a 16-year-old female with the following vital signs: respirations 28, pulse 132, and altered mental status with cool clammy skin.

A) Priority 4, black tag B) Priority 3, green tag
C) Priority 1, red tag D) Priority 2, yellow tag

C

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The author explains that a sociological approach to studying sports

A. is useful because it proves that sport has essential and unchanging qualities. B. will grow if it produces knowledge that is useful to many people. C. is useless when it is critical and idealistic. D. produces knowledge that enables athletes to train more effectively.

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