Define Triage and state its purpose

INSTRUCTIONS. Answer the following questions. Write your answers neatly and clearly with complete citation of reference used (with pages). 

1. Emergency care is a care that must be rendered without delay. One of the first principles the Emergency Department follows is Triage. Define Triage and state its purpose.

2. Enumerate and describe the 3 categories of Triage.

3. Give 6 examples of real life natural disaster that has occurred here and abroad in the last decade.

4. Hemorrhage is one emergency condition that can be anticipated during disaster situations. Stopping the
bleeding is essential to the care and survival of patients. Label the image with the different pressure points for
controlling hemorrhage.