In JumpSTART, a child who responds to pain and is alert is tagged what color?

In JumpSTART, a child who responds to pain and is alert is tagged what color?

• A. Black
• B. Red
• C. Yellow
• D. Green

Answer: (C)

JumpSTART classifies pediatric patients by how alert they are and how they respond to stimuli to quickly gauge who needs immediate life-saving care versus who can wait a bit. If a child is alert and can respond to pain, they’re not in immediate danger and don’t need immediate treatment to survive right now. That places them in the Delayed category, which is colored Yellow. The idea is to treat the most critical patients first (Red), while Green covers minor injuries or walking wounded, and Black is for those who are deceased or have no chance of survival. So a child who is alert and responds to pain fits Yellow because they are stable enough to wait a short time for care but still require evaluation and transport.

JumpSTART classifies pediatric patients by how alert they are and how they respond to stimuli to quickly gauge who needs immediate life-saving care versus who can wait a bit. If a child is alert and can respond to pain, they’re not in immediate danger and don’t need immediate treatment to survive right now. That places them in the Delayed category, which is colored Yellow. The idea is to treat the most critical patients first (Red), while Green covers minor injuries or walking wounded, and Black is for those who are deceased or have no chance of survival. So a child who is alert and responds to pain fits Yellow because they are stable enough to wait a short time for care but still require evaluation and transport.