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Ten Second Triage — DipIMC MCQ

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EasyMajor IncidentsTen Second TriageDipIMC

At an airport incident, a bystander responder uses Ten Second Triage before NHS clinicians arrive. A casualty is walking and able to follow instructions. What is the triage category?

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Correct answer: E — Priority 3 / delayed under initial rapid triage principles

Ten Second Triage is designed for very rapid initial sorting by responders before formal NHS triage, and walking casualties are directed away as lower priority. Vital signs are not required for this first sorting step. The mechanism does not make a walking, obeying casualty P1 by itself. The pearl is that early simple sorting creates space for lifesaving interventions.

Reference: NHS England Major Incident Triage Tools 2023; JESIP