Priority 2 triage — DipIMC MCQ

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ModerateMajor IncidentsPriority 2 triageDipIMC

At a multi-vehicle collision, a non-walking adult casualty is breathing at 18/min, responds to voice and has no catastrophic bleeding. Heart rate assessment places him in the abnormal branch of the MITT tool. What is the triage category?

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Correct answer: B — Priority 2 (yellow)

After catastrophic bleeding, walking, breathing, consciousness and respiratory rate checks, MITT uses heart rate to identify P2 patients when preceding P1 criteria are absent. He is not P3 because he cannot walk, but he lacks the immediate P1 features described. Discharge from scene is not an initial major incident triage category. The pearl is that P2 patients still require urgent assessment and re-triage.

Reference: NHS England MITT 2023; MIMMS