Infant major incident triage — DipIMC MCQ

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HardPaediatric and Obstetric EmergenciesInfant major incident triageDipIMC

At a fairground ride collapse, a 1-year-old child is not walking, is breathing and responds to voice. There is no catastrophic bleeding. What is the triage category?

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Correct answer: C — Priority 1 (red)

In MITT, age under 2 years triggers P1 in the specified paediatric branch because very young children are higher risk and harder to assess reliably. P2 would under-triage according to the tool. The child is breathing and responding, so dead triage is not appropriate. The pearl is that paediatric triage deliberately accounts for age-related vulnerability.

Reference: NHS England MITT 2023; JRCALC Guidelines 2025