Crush stable non-walking — DipIMC MCQ

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ModerateMajor Incident ManagementCrush stable non-walkingDipIMC

Following a building collapse, an adult is extricated with a painful closed tibial injury. He cannot walk, respiratory rate is 20/min and pulse is 96/min. What is the triage category?

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Correct answer: A — Priority 2 (yellow)

Option A is correct because He is non-walking but has stable physiology and no immediate life-saving need. Option E is less appropriate because Priority 1 is reserved for immediate life-saving needs or severe physiological compromise; option B is less appropriate because Priority 3 is for walking wounded or minor casualties with stable physiology. Option D is less appropriate because expectant triage is used in exceptional resource-limited circumstances; option C is less appropriate because the stem does not meet criteria for death assignment. Clinical pearl: in DipIMC-style questions, the best answer is the intervention that changes outcome earliest in the pre-hospital phase.

Reference: MIMMS; NHS Major Incident Triage Tool