Reduced consciousness triage — DipIMC MCQ

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At a factory explosion, an adult casualty is not walking. He is breathing, opens eyes only to pain and does not respond to voice. What is the triage category?

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Correct answer: D — Priority 1 (red)

A non-walking adult who does not respond to voice is P1 in MITT because reduced consciousness indicates immediate risk. P2 is for less immediately compromised casualties after the key physiological checks. The patient is breathing, so he is not triaged dead. The pearl is that AVPU is a rapid and reproducible triage discriminator.

Reference: NHS England MITT 2023; JRCALC Guidelines 2025