Emergency and Disaster Nursing NCLEX Questions Nursing Practice Question

The nurse in a disaster is triaging the following clients. Which client should be triaged as an Expectant Category, Priority 4, and color black?

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Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Expectant (black) category includes unresponsive clients with minimal survival chance (e.g., severe head injury). Sucking chest wounds (red), abdominal wounds (yellow), and sprains (green) are higher priority.