While triaging patients at a MCI, you find a 19-year-old female patient who is awake and breathing 32 times/minute. She has a rapid radial pulse and what appears to be partial thickness burns on both legs. According to the START triage system, how should this patient be categorized?
A) Red
B) Green
C) Yellow
D) Black
A
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Which of the following is the primary goal of health promotion?
a. Cure the disease. b. Prevent the disease. c. Change the lifestyle. d. Provide knowledge about the disease.