The initial triage examination in a clinic should be a. overnight. b. no more than 1 or2 minutes. c. 30 minutes to an hour. d. as long as needed to perform a thorough evaluation.

Hi!

The correct option would be B.

Triage is a method of prioritizing patient treatment by assessing the seriousness of their condition. This is a quick and efficient process, that is designed to take no more than one or two minutes per person because there may be individuals whose survival chances may decrease by the minute. The longer the initial assessment would take, the less would be the likelihood of the person surviving.

The purpose of the initial triage stage is to sort individuals into three main categories:

- Those likely to survive, regardless of treatment

- Those unlikely to survive, regardless of treatment

- Those likely to survive only in case of urgent treatment

After this, further assessment and subsequent treatment may take place.

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