Several victims of a multi-vehicle accident are ambulatory. The emergency personnel determine that their injuries are minor and arrange for transportation for them to return home. The purpose for the emergency personnel to triage these victims first was to
A) do the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
B) remove them so they did not see the critically injured victims.
C) secure the site in case the vehicles became overheated and ignited.
D) improve traffic conditions to clear the accident quickly.
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