determine the most appropriate triage category (red, yellow, green, or black), and why.

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For each of the following Patient Profiles, determine the most appropriate triage category (red, yellow, green, or black), and why.

 

patient profiles:

1. walks over to you and has an obvious mangled arm

- tells you his arms hurt and painfully crying

- respirations : 22/min

- radial pulse : 124

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