What is the primary criterion for tagging someone green in disaster triage?

• A. Minor injuries and ability to wait several hours
• B. Severe life-threatening injuries
• C. No injuries
• D. Requires immediate resuscitation

Answer: (A)

Green tagging is used for patients who have minor injuries and can wait for care. The triage aim in a disaster is to quickly identify those who need immediate life-saving interventions (red), those whose treatment can be delayed a bit (yellow), and those who are relatively stable and can wait (green). Therefore, the description of having minor injuries and being able to wait several hours fits this category best. The other scenarios describe people who require urgent or immediate care, which belong in the red category. While someone with no injuries is non-urgent, the defining feature of green is having minor injuries and no need for immediate treatment.