A nurse triages clients arriving at the hospital after a mass casualty.Which clients are correctly classified? (Select all that apply.)

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Red-tagged clients need immediate care due to life-threatening injuries.A client with severe chest pain would receive a red tag.Yellow-tagged clients have major injuries that should be treated within 30 minutes to 2 hours.A client with an open fracture with distal pulses would receive a yellow tag.The client with full-thickness body burns would receive a black tag.The client with a scalp laceration would receive a green tag,and the client with shortness of breath would receive a red tag.

A Nurse Triages Clients Arriving at the Hospital After a Mass