A nurse has received notification of a mass casualty incident involving a building fire nearby. After reporting to the hospital’s incident command center, what is the nurse’s primary role during the initial phase of the emergency response? Possible answers;
Contact family members to provide information about patient location and status.
Ensure infection prevention practices are followed for incoming patients.
Document a comprehensive health history for each admitted patient.
Assist with triage to prioritize patient care based on severity.
During a mass casualty event, the nurse's primary role in the initial phase is to assist with triage. Triage helps organize and prioritize patient care based on the severity of injuries, enabling the most critical patients to receive treatment first with limited resources. Notifying family members, coordinating infection prevention measures, and gathering a comprehensive health history are important actions, but they are secondary to the immediate need for prioritization and categorization of patients.
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