At a declared incident after a flash fire, a 43-year-old woman walks to the casualty clearing area with a circumferential deep burn to the forearm.

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At a declared incident after a flash fire, a 43-year-old woman walks to the casualty clearing area with a circumferential deep burn to the forearm. She is alert, respiratory rate 18/min, pulse 104/min and capillary refill in the affected fingers is sluggish. What is the triage category?

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Priority 2 (yellow)

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Priority 3 (green)

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Priority 4 (dead)

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Priority 1 (red)

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Circumferential forearm burn — DipIMC MCQ

At a declared incident after a flash fire, a 43-year-old woman walks to the casualty clearing area with a circumferential deep burn to the forearm. She is alert, respiratory rate 18/min, pulse 104/min and capillary refill in the affected fingers is sluggish. What is the triage category?