The nurse is triaging patients from a 10-car pile-up on the interstate and assesses a patient with a sucking chest wound. what category should this patient be placed in?

A patient with a sucking chest wound should be placed in red category.

Red category represents a life-threatening but survivable injury that requires immediate care. Red triage category is "Immediate" category meaning that injury requires immediate care often with intervention. This is life-threatening condition.

This category also might include patients who are suffering from a critical illness or are in very severe pain.