Immersion stable walking casualty — DipIMC MCQ

Correct answer: C — Priority 3 (green)

Option C is correct because A walking casualty with stable physiology after cold exposure is initially Priority 3 with re-triage as needed. Option E is less appropriate because Priority 1 is reserved for immediate life-saving needs or severe physiological compromise; option A is less appropriate because Priority 2 is for serious injury without immediate life-saving criteria. Option B is less appropriate because expectant triage is used in exceptional resource-limited circumstances; option D 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