Paediatric major incident triage — DipIMC MCQ

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ModeratePaediatric and Obstetric EmergenciesPaediatric major incident triageDipIMC

At a school coach crash, a 10-year-old child is not walking, is breathing after airway opening and responds to voice. Respiratory rate is 20/min and there is no catastrophic bleeding. What is the triage category?

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Correct answer: B — Priority 2 (yellow)

A non-walking child who is breathing, responds to voice and lacks P1 features is generally P2 under the MITT approach. P3 is for walking casualties. The child is breathing after basic airway manoeuvre, so dead triage is inappropriate. The pearl is that MITT is designed as a single adult and paediatric tool with specified paediatric exceptions.

Reference: NHS England MITT 2023; JRCALC Guidelines 2025