A nurse is triaging clients in an emergency department. Which client should be assigned as the highest priority?
ExplanationAccording to the five-level Emergency Severity Index (ESI), clients with chest pain, multiple trauma (unless responsive), child with fever and lethargy, and disruptive psychiatric clients are classified as threat- ened and are level 2 priority. Level 1 priorities include clients with car- diac arrest, intubated trauma, severe overdose, or SIDS. The clients with a blistering sunburn, leg laceration, and neurological symptoms would be level 3 priorities.
