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Ambulatory pregnant minor injury — DipIMC MCQ

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ModerateMajor Incident ManagementAmbulatory pregnant minor injuryDipIMC

A 24-week pregnant woman walks to triage after a train incident. She has a small scalp cut, respiratory rate 18/min and no abdominal pain or bleeding. What is the triage category?

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Correct answer: A — Priority 3 (green)

Option A is correct because Walking status with stable physiology and no obstetric red flags is initially Priority 3, pending secondary assessment. 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 2 is for serious injury without immediate life-saving criteria. 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